CPSI 56003 - (was CPSC 5360) Computer Security

Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Was CPSC 5360. Increasing reliance on our computer-based infrastructure elements, along with the information-driven nature of today’s business, requires a solid and in-depth understanding of security issues pertinent to these systems. The topics include threats, assumptions, assurance, confidentiality, integrity, availability, access control matrix and policies, security models, requirements imposed by policies, protection models, covert channels, formal methods for security, designing and evaluating systems, intrusion detection, auditing, and other contemporary issues. Not open to students with credit for CPSI 46003 (was CPSC 4360). Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CPSI 46003 (was CPSC 4360).

Prerequisites: Graduate standing.