CS 3320 : Introduction to Computer Security

CS 3320: Introduction to Computer Security

Semester Hours:   3.0
Contact Hours:    3
Coordinator:   Ruinian Li
Text:   Computer Security: Principles and Practice (3rd edition)
Author(s):   Stallings, W and Brown, L
Year:   2015

SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

Catalog Description

Computer security principles: confidentiality, integrity and availability. Basic security mechanisms such as access control, authentication, cryptography and software security. Overview of data logs audit and analysis. Introduction to spyware and malware. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CS 2020 and CS 2170 or CS 2190.

Course type: ELECTIVE

SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS

• I can explain how security protocols such as https works.
• I can understand cryptography basic concepts such as cipher, symmetric, public/private key.
• I can explain the context of encryption and decryption, signature algorithm, and message digest.
• I can use certain tools or techniques to detect and remove spyware and malware.
• I can understand data logs and do basic analysis.
• I can explain certain operating system security specific features or issues, for example, malware, audit.

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

• Course Overview (~7%)
• Basic concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, availability
• General principles of computer security
• Access Control and Authentication (~7%)
• Basic Cryptography (~34%)
  • Cipher, symmetric, public/private key, message digest, signature algorithm
  • Encryption and decryption
  • Classic cryptography
• Software Security (~14%)
  • Vulnerability
  • Database
• Network Security (~10%)
  • Https
  • Web application vulnerability
• Spyware and malware (~14%)
  • Detection
  • Tools and techniques to help remove
• Data log (~7%)
  • Audit tool
  • Data log analysis
• Platform specific issues (~7%)
  • Windows
  • iOS and Android
  • Unix