CSC 429 – Computer Security

The course aims at giving the students a broad foundation in the fundamental concepts of Computer Security. It introduces the basic concept and principles of computer security such as: Security requirements, encryption, access control, malicious software, security policy and management.

Security principle, model and attacks. Cryptography, public key and secret-key cryptography. Authentication and digital signature. Key management and cryptographic protocol. Access control. Building secure system. Security in operating systems. Security in computer networks. Management and analysis of security. Risk assessment. Computer security policy. International information security standards. Intrusion detection and incident response.