Most large organizations have complex and heterogeneous IT systems. All of them need to integrate their applications to support faster, more accurate business processes and to provide meaningful, consistent management information. But most organizations are hard-up to achieve this. So they resort to big companies like Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, etc. that offer solutions to integrate the needed applications of a certain organization. However, these solutions come to be expensive. This course deals with IT architectures to provide a framework for implementing design and system integrations to come up with solutions that are affordable and easy to use to ease and facilitate organizational transactions. Also in this course, students will learn to find ways and solutions for application flexibility, information quality, resiliency, scalability, and so on.

In the digital world we are living in is not safe at all. The modern technologies and gadgets connected to the Internet have security concerns. There's no 100% secure system. Cybercrime is a global problem affecting every technology and science. It poses threats to organizations, individuals, institutions, and government agencies. This is where the concept of security and securing the systems need to be inculcated in every student to protect these systems from cybercriminals.

This course deals with the basics and how to protect these systems by utilizing tools and techniques in cybersecurity. But before digging into every chapter for knowledge, it is recommended to have some understanding of programming, networking, operating system (Linux), hardware, and software.

This course covers all the aspects associated with hacking. It entails installation of software needed to conduct penetration testing, gaining access to the network and systems, post-exploitation, and website hacking to test their weaknesses and vulnerabilities. In the end, we will learn how to secure our system from cyber-attacks.

Students in this course should have a thorough understanding on how operating systems (Linux and Windows), programming, and networking.