CRN 51879

3.0 credit hours

This course covers a wide range of topics in network security and information security, including but not limited to security and privacy laws and regulations, malware and intrusions, crypto ciphers and hash functions, various authentication and authorization methods and mechanisms, firewalls, web and email security, security protocols and Wi-Fi security. From this course, students will learn the security theories, understand the corresponding methods and mechanisms, and practice through hands-on lab assignments, extending their knowledge and skills and developing a comprehensive and advanced perspective of network security.Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Cross Listing(s): IT 5434.