Jones & Bartlett Learning

Access Control

Course Description

This course introduces the concept of access control to information systems and applications. Access, authentication and accounting for end-users and system administrators will be covered. In addition, security controls for access control including tokens, biometrics, and use of public key infrastructures (PKI) will be covered.

Major Instructional Areas

1. Access control policy framework
2. Risk mitigation with sound access controls
3. Information technology (IT) infrastructure access control requirements and implementation
4. PKI and encryption
5. Security controls in an IT infrastructure
6. Authentication solutions 

Course Objectives

1. Define authorization and access to an IT infrastructure based on an access control policy framework.
2. Mitigate risk to an IT infrastructure’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability with sound access controls.
3. Analyze how a data classification standard impacts an IT infrastructure’s access control requirements and implementation.
4. Develop an access control policy framework consisting of best practices for policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to mitigate unauthorized access.
5. Define proper security controls within the User Domain to mitigate risks and threats caused by human behavior.
6. Implement appropriate access controls for information systems within IT infrastructures.
7. Design appropriate authentication solutions throughout an IT infrastructure based on user types and data classification standards.
8. Implement a secure remote access solution.
9. Implement PKI and encryption solutions to ensure the confidentiality of business communications.
10. Mitigate risk from unauthorized access to IT systems through proper testing and reporting.

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