This course is part of the Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization

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Computer Security and Systems Management SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System

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The world runs on computers.  Your watch, your TV, your car.  You might be familiar on how to operate each of these.  Your home computer you are even more familiar with operating it.  But what does it take to really take computer systems to the next level?  - The enterprise level.  In this course we discuss what makes home computing systems different from enterprise computing systems. This course will also help you prepare and design your own home lab to explore enterprise operating systems.
This course is for anyone who is exploring what it might take to have a job as a system administrator or for those who are already specialized in one area of system management and would like to move to another.  This course may also be for those who are looking to understand how computer security plays an important role in system management. 

At the end of the course, you will also be able to illustrate how different enterprise technologies play role in computing at an enterprise level.  You will also be able to discuss the three pillars of the CIA triad and how they apply to enterprise systems.  
While there is no technical and software component installs necessary for the completion of this course, supplemental how-to guides will be provided if you wish to follow along on the technical portion presented during the course.

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Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

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Subnetwork
Cybersecurity
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Enterprise System

Flexible deadlines

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization

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Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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Greg Williams

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Department of Computer Science

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10 Courses

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University of Colorado System

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

It's not that different from my home computer is it? Why home computing doesn't map to enterprise computing

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 54 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Introduction5m

About the Instructor9m

Don't I just trust what Apple, Microsoft, and the other guys tell me?7m

What is Personal Computing?6m

What is Enterprise Computing?11m

What Roles are there in System Management?6m

What is Going to Prepare Me for Practical System Management?7m

4 readings

Welcome!10m

About this course10m

Resources for building your own test environment30m

Lecture Slides10m

1 practice exercise

Personal and Enterprise Computing30m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Doesn't everything work on wireless? An introduction to enterprise networking

3 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 18 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

What is virtualization

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 32 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Isn't my computer already protected? Good system management starts with knowing security

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 33 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ENTERPRISE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY

by ANNov 15, 2020

The peer review portion at the end is frustrating as the feedback is at times not overly helpful.

by SEAug 1, 2020

This is so educative that any one in charge of administration of enterprise system must take this course.

by MMSep 15, 2020

The section on networking was overkill for this course. Wish it was more based on policy rather than implementation

by YPNov 3, 2018

Awesome Course on Security also some networking 101 also virtualization and many more topics for beginner level

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