CSC 382 - Intro to Information Security

Instructor
Miazi

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.