DST 20003 NETWORK SECURITY

Principles of computer systems and network security.  Topics include network attacks and defenses, botuet, malware, social engineering attacks, privacy, and digital rights management.  Techniques for achieving security in multi-user computer systems and distributed computer  systems; cryptography: secret-key, public-key, digital signatures; authentication  and identification schemes; intrusion detection: viruses; firewalls; and risk assessment.  Prerequisite: ITS 20263 Introduction to Networking.