Advanced Information Assurance - 53141 - CS 62600 - LE1 |
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Associated Term: Spring 2013
Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate West Lafayette Campus Lecture Schedule Type Learning Outcomes: Advanced topics in information assurance, including selections from the following: penetration testing, formal verification of systems, formal models of information flow and protection, distributed system authentication, protocol design and attack, computer viruses and malware, intrusion and anomaly detection models, multi-level security, active defenses, investigation and forensics, network firewalls, anonymity and identity, e-commerce support, and database security models and mechanisms. There are two major goals to this course: 1) To provide a comprehensive view of information security so as to develop a big picture perspective. This expands the focus from protecting individual machines and files to that of developing and managing policy and mechanism for a full enterprise. 2) To provide exposure to some advanced concepts in information security and assurance, including some recent research results. Students will be expected to exhibit critical assessment skills regarding these concepts. Required Materials: Primarily primary source readings, see course URL. Technical Requirements: View Catalog Entry
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