Information Security

Catalog description

A comprehensive study of security vulnerabilities in information systems and the basic techniques for developing secure applications and practicing safe computing. Topics include: Conventional encryption; Data Encryption Standard; Advanced Encryption Standard; Hashing functions and data integrity; Basic Number Theory; Public-key encryption (RSA); Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC); Digital signature; Security standards and applications; Access Control; Management and analysis of security; Intrusion Detection; Malicious Software; Legal and Ethical Issues in Security. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CS 3100 Minimum Grade of C and (Undergraduate level ISE 2211 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level STT 3600 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level STT 1600 Minimum Grade of C)