Advanced Networks and Cybersecurity. 3 credits

Catalog description

This course will cover advanced theory and practice of secure network design and cybersecurity issues. Topics will include access control mechanisms, computer network protocols, physical interfaces, routing and flow control, wireless communications, network security and privacy, and common cybersecurity threats. In addition, discussions on security primitives such as state-of-the-art firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, physical security, network monitoring, and cryptography primitives will be explored. Network security research will be emphasized, with students exposed to the latest advances in network security and expected to carry on network security projects and/or work on research papers. The target audience consists of both PhD and advanced MS students with engineering backgrounds. This course will include a semester-long research project on computer network security. Offered by Cyber Security Engineering . May not be repeated for credit.