CS 4250 Computer and Network Security

This course provides a comprehensive and balanced coverage of the basic concepts, principles, and practices of computer and network security. Topics include vulnerabilities of computer and information systems; privacy and integrity of information; security goals, policies, planning, implementation, and administration; legal and ethical issues security. Closely integrated into the above topics are technologies used to secure systems including access controls, cryptographic algorithms and tools; public key infrastructure and certificates for entity authentication; firewalls; VPNs;; intrusion detection and prevention systems.
Credits: 3.0