Clarkie Catalog

MSIT3780

INTRO INCIDENT RESP/DIGITAL FO

Department
Master of Science Info. Tech.
Terms offered
6
Data refreshed
Jun 27, 2026

Description

This course focuses on learning how triage cyber security incidents using a number of different tools including: OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) tools, sandboxes, and digital forensics tools to identify malicious software and actions. This course will consist of a significant amount of lab work and will deal with live samples. At the end of this course the students should be able to gain a base knowledge of skills for a SOC (Security Operations Center).

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2023–2025

2023
2025
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 26% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 fall terms since 2023. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 50% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 32% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department faculty is about 36% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 29% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 fall terms since 2023. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 49% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 35% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department faculty is about 33% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 32% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 fall terms since 2023. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 47% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 41% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department course count rising about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 31% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 39% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 fall terms since 2023. Department faculty is about 44% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 45% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 4 spring terms since 2023. Department course count rising about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2025 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Wed, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC204 202520242023
  • Thu, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC001 2025
Credit-bearing sections of MSIT3780
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2025Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 31 of 30 enrolled22618
Spring 2025Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 60 of 60 enrolled32609
Fall 2024Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 62 of 60 enrolled22618
Spring 2024Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 58 of 60 enrolled32609
Fall 2023Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 34 of 30 enrolled22618
Spring 2023Scott R. McCarthyLecture1 16 of 30 enrolled32609