Spring 2024, Junior Year

Professor Garman

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Course Description

A survey of the fundamentals of information security. Risks and vulnerabilities, policy
formation, controls and protection methods, database security, encryption, authentication technologies, host-based and network-based security issues, personnel and physical security issues, issues of law and privacy.

Overall

General Class Info

  • Professor Christina Garman - clg@purdue.edu
  • No textbook required
  • Projects: 55%
  • Midterm: 20%
  • Final Exam: 20%
  • Class participation: 5%
  • Contact professor/TA’s via EdStem
    • If must email, put “[CS426]” at the beginning of the subject line
  • There is course wide extra credit opportunities found on Brightspace
  • Main Topics
    • Software security
    • Web security
    • Network security
    • Cryptography