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Course Info for CPSC - 385 - 01, Fall 2025
Class number: 3240 Title: Computer Security Department: Computer Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 24 Current enrollment: 22 Available seats: 2
Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, MC - 225 Instructor(s): Syta, Ewa
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Computer Science 203, 215L and 275L
Distribution Requirement: Meets Numerical & Symbolic Reasoning Requirement
Course Description:
Introduction to computer security, the practice of protecting information and computer systems from unauthorized actions. Topics covered in the course include information and computer security principles; basic adversarial models and threats; applied cryptography; network, software, operating system, and web security; real-world security protocols; policy, administration and auditing; and legal and ethical issues. Topics on privacy, anonymity, surveillance and a variety of modern, widely available tools for secure communication will also be discussed.