This course teaches a broad range of computer security topics, including basics of cryptography, network security, software security, and system security. Students are expected to learn the fundamental concepts of computer security from lectures and gain hands-on experiences from multiple project assignments.

This course is designed to provide a solid foundation and background in computer security, preparing you for later courses in the Master of Science in Computer Science Cybersecurity Track

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of cryptography, including symmetric and public-key encryption algorithms, digital signature, key management, and authentication protocols.
• Demonstrate an understanding of common system vulnerabilities and solutions that address them.
• Demonstrate an understanding of network security.
• Demonstrate an understanding of malicious software, including virus, worm, trojan horse, rootkit, backdoor, etc.
• Demonstrate an understanding of intrusion detection and access control.
• Demonstrate the ability to program with security libraries.
• Demonstrate the use of some mathematical concepts and formal techniques in the design and analysis of security software.

Note: subsequent editions are acceptable alternatives.

• Computer & Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach, Third Edition, Wenliang Du (2022). ISBN: 978-1733003940

• Information Security: Principles and Practice, Second Edition, Mark Stamp (2011). ISBN: 978-0470626399
• Computer Security: Art and Science, Second Edition, Matt Bishop (2018). ISBN: 978-0321712332
• Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice, Eighth Edition, Willam Stallings (2016). ISBN: 978-9357059718
• Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software, Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig (2012). ISBN: 978-1593272906