Intro to Information Security

Catalog description

This is an upper-level course that falls under the systems category. In this course, the students will learn about the basic concepts, principles, and fundamentals of Information Security and learn hands-on approaches to secure computers and networks. The main topics would include: Networking Basics Security basics Software security Operating Systems security Data and Information security Cryptography applications and protocols Authentication approaches Network threats and vulnerabilities Web security Mobile security Ethical hacking and legal issues Privacy Counts as an elective in the Systems category of the Computer Science major. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of instructor required. A student took a course on Computer Organization (CSC250), otherwise familiar with the basic concepts of Operating Systems. Prior programming experience with Java or C (e.g., taken CSC221: Data Structures). Taken MAT 140, 150, or 160 and Discrete Mathematics courses.