CS 430 - Cybersecurity

Description:
Students will learn elements of computer forensics, how to encrypt and hide information, and how to detect and prevent cyber-attacks. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern (Fall).

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: C or higher in CS 312.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Differentiate the basic components of computer security.
Classify, compare, and contrast different computer security threats.
Implement and experiment with cryptographic encoding- decoding methods.
Analyze encryption security policies and propose software development practices to avoid possible weaknesses.
Implement and experiment with anti-malware techniques.
Describe the concept of social engineering as it relates to internet computer security and evaluate its effectiveness.
Analyze anti-malware security policies and propose software development practices to avoid possible intrusion attacks.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
4/19/2019

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