Classes & Courses

Courses I Teach at NOVA

Across four connected tracks — computer & OS fundamentals, networking foundations, the full cybersecurity sequence, and cloud computing — at Northern Virginia Community College's Manassas campus.

Section times, formats, and campuses change every semester. For the current schedule, visit NOVA's live Schedule of Classes.

Track 01

Cybersecurity Courses

  • ITN 260Network Security Basics
  • ITN 261Network Attacks, Computer Crime & Hacking
  • ITN 262Network Communication, Security & Authentication
  • ITN 263Internet/Intranet Firewalls & E-Commerce Security
  • ITN 264Introduction to Malware Analysis
  • ITN 266Network Security Layers
  • ITN 267Legal Topics in Network Security
Track 02

Networking Foundations

  • ITN 100Intro to Telecommunications
  • ITN 101Introduction to Network Concepts
Track 03

Computer & Operating System Fundamentals

  • ITE 152Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications
  • ITN 106Microcomputer Operating Systems
  • ITN 107Personal Computer Hardware & Troubleshooting
Track 04

Cloud Computing

  • ITN 257Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Services
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Online training

Self-paced training in the same subjects, on your own schedule.

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Background

About Professor Ifti

Over 30 years between the classroom and the industry floor.

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Self-paced

Study on your own

The Security+ and Network+ 2.0 books follow the same exam-aligned structure as these courses.

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