CS 373: Computer Network Security
Course Description:
This course introduces students to various security concepts, issues, and countermeasurements
in both computer systems and computer networks. The topics to be examined include, but are not
limited to, cryptographic techniques and applications, attack and vulnerability identification, defenses
and countermeasures, security tools and techniques, and ethical and legal issues. Several of these
concepts may be put into practice using laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: CS 365.3:0:3
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Define security terminology and explain the need for security policies
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Discuss the need for authentication and the development of different types
of authentication devices.
- Discuss major types of attacks and countermeasures.
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Introduce vulnerabilities associated with the popular applications such as
email, web, wireless and instant messaging.
- Discuss the role of major networking devices and how they work together.
- Discuss network media for a secure network.
- Discuss network topologies that are pertinent to organization's security policy.
- Discuss intrusion detection systems.
- Discuss cryptography and how it formed the foundation for computer and network security.
- Discuss the physical security
- Discuss the disaster recovery planning
- Introduce computer forensics.
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Textbooks
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