Spring 2024, Junior Year
Professor Garman
Link Hub
- What is Computer Security
- Software Security
- Malware (missed)
- OS Security
- DNS
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