CMP-500 Network and Computer Security
This course is designed for graduate students going into information technology (IT) security who have some understanding of networks but not necessarily any background in network and computer security. The course covers fundamentals of corporate and network security technologies and provides students with the ability to identify, analyze, solve, and manage network-related security problems in computer and network systems. In addition, the course introduces students to practical problems and challenges encountered when managing computer networks. Its goal is to provide students with a solid foundation of computer and network security tools and a strong managerial focus to apply, manage, and make these tools work. This includes fundamentals of securing networks and defending networks from security attacks. Topics include understanding security threats to a network, network vulnerabilities, preventing and detecting network intrusions, and principles and practice of cryptography and its application to network security.