CSC 435 Computer and Network Security Engineering

3 Credit(s)

This course offers a detailed analysis of security problems and the corresponding methods used to create practical, working solutions to problems in computer and network security. Topics include secure software design, architecture of security products, and organization and administration of information security solutions - secure operating systems, secure communication protocols, and secure software. Through laboratory exercises students will develop expertise in the use of contemporary security tools for protecting computers and computer networks. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisites: CSC315A; CSC279 strongly recommended.