CSC 483 - Selected Topics in Computer Science: Computer Security

Course Units: 1

(Winter; Anderson) An introduction to the theory and practice of computer security. Includes discussion of cryptography; authentication; access control; secure system design principles; OS, network, and web security and a variety of attacks and countermeasures (e.g., buffer overflow, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, denial of service); cryptocurrencies; security policy; and ethics. This course counts towards 300-level CSC electives. Prerequisite(s): 1) C- or higher in CSC 151 or 2) MTH 197 and a C- or higher in CSC 150 . Note: MTH 199 can be substituted for MTH 197 .