Title: Module 6 Objectives and Activities List
Course: IN 2001 Principle of Information Assurance > Section: Module 6: Chapter Six

Learning Objectives

By successfully completing this module, the student will be able to:

- Recognize the important role of access control in computerized information systems and identify and discuss widely-used authentication factors
- Describe firewall technology and the various approaches to firewall implementation
- Identify the various approaches to control remote and dial-up access by means of the authentication and authorization of users
- Discuss content filtering technology
- Describe the technology that enables the use of virtual private networks

Learning Activities

- Read Chapter 6
- Read the Instructor Notes

This chapter discusses various authentication and access control methods.  The chapter also discusses the various approaches to firewall technologies and content filtering.  The emphasis of this chapter is on technical controls for both network and system access control.

Assessment Activities

- Complete Discussion Question 6
- Complete Exercise 6
- Complete Quiz 6