Course Descriptions

Course Number: CS 376

Course Name: Introduction to Network Security

Number of Credit Hours: 3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): N/A

Corequisite(s): N/A

Course Description: 

This course covers basic principles of computing and network security such as common software vulnerabilities, cryptography techniques, network security, network security services, and privacy issues. In addition, students will also learn about malware and malicious threats to computers and computer systems besides a brief introduction to tools and equipment to defend against these threats including firewall and IDS (Intrusion Detection System).