Education

Undergraduate Courses

CS 4153 (3 hours) Computer Security
Description: Introduction to security problems in computing.  Basic encryption and decryption techniques.  Secure encryption systems.  Cryptographic protocols and practices.  Security in networks and distributed systems.  Legal and ethical issues in computer security.
Prerequisites: CS 3013 and CS 3053

CS 5183 (3 hours) Information System Security Engineering
Engineering methods for the development of safety and security critical information systems. Secure software design and implementation. Information infrastructure maintenance and reliability. Specification, design and analysis of mission-critical system properties. Certification, accreditation and validation processes.
Prerequisite: CS 5443

CS 5193 (3 hours) Risk Management for Information Systems
Risk analysis and threat profiling for mission critical information systems. Adversarial analysis and countermeasure synthesis. Policy development and implementation. Incident handling and response.
Prerequisite: CS 5443.

CS 5403 (3 hours) Secure Electronic Commerce
Description: Electronic commerce technology, models and issues.  Principles and case studies of electronic commerce.  Introduction to security architectures for electronic commerce including digital signatures, certificates, and public key infrastructure (PKI).  Legal and national policy electronic commerce issues. Course Web Page.
Prerequisite: CS 2123 or permission of the instructor

CS 5443 (3 hours) Information System Assurance
Design and analysis methods for high assurance information systems.  Safety, reliability and security. Specification of mission-critical system properties.  Software and hardware validation, verification and certification. Course Web Page.
Prerequisite CS  4153.

CS 5463 (3 hours) Enterprise Security Management
Managerial aspects of computer security and risk management for enterprises.  Accreditation, procurement, extension and operation principles for secure enterprise information systems.  Security policy and plan development. Contingency, continuity and disaster recovery planning. Incident handling and response. Course Web Page.
Prerequisite CS  4423.

CS 5473 (3 hours) Network Security
Comprehensive study of current and developing communications systems and networks. Host-based and network-based intrusion detection. Anomaly and misuse detection. Network security appliances including firewalls and access control devices. Topics are covered with all networks in mind: Internet, PSTN, ATM, Frame Relay Networks, etc. Course Web Page.
Prerequisite CS  4153.

CS 5483 (3 hours) Computer and Network Forensics
Procedures for the identification, preservation and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host intrusions. Forensic tools and resources for systems administrators and information system security officers.
Prerequisite: CS 4153.

CS 5493 (3 hours) Secure System Administration and Certification
Provisioning, procurement and installation of network, hardware and software systems for mission critical enterprises. System configuration and maintenance. Incident handling and response. System certification, testing and validation
Prerequisite CS 4153.


Multidisciplinary Courses:

HIST 4993 (3 hours) History of Terrorism and Homeland Defense

LAW 5703 (3 hours) Constitutional Law

LAW 5213 (3 hours) Administrative Law

POL 4993 (3 hours) Politics of Cyber Terrorism

ECON 4163 (3 hours) Policy Analysis


Graduate Courses

CS 6153 (3 hours) Computer Security
See CS 4153 course description above.

CS 7183 (3 hours) Information System Security Engineering
See CS 5183 course description above.

CS 7193 (3 hours) Risk Management for Information Systems
See CS 5193 course description above.

CS 7403 (3 hours) Electronic Commerce
See CS 5403 course description above.

CS 7443 (3 hours) Information System Assurance
See CS 5423 course description above.

CS 7483 (3 hours) Computer and Network Forensics
See CS 4443 course description above.

CS 7463 (3 hours) Enterprise Security Management
See CS 5463 course description above.

CS 7473 (3 hours) Network Security
See CS 5473 course description above.

CS 7493 (3 hours) Secure System Administration and Certification
See CS 5493 course description above.

CS 7453 (3 hours) Advanced Computer Security
Formal models for authorization and authentication.  Mobile code/agent security.  Information warfare.  Cryptographic protocol analysis.  Emerging technologies and research directions for information security.
Prerequisite Computer Science 4153/6153.


Multidisciplinary Courses:

HIST 7993 (3 hours) History of Terrorism and Homeland Defense

HIST 4713 (3 hours) American War in the 20th Century: Empires & Terrorism

HIST 4993 (3 hours) Ethnic Conflict and Civil War

POL 7993 (3 hours) Politics of Cyber Terrorism

POL 4093 (3 hours) American National Security Policy

POL 2103 (3 hours) Global Threats to American Society

POL 4093 (3 hours) Intelligence & U.S. National Security Policy

POL 3053 (3 hours) History of 20th Century American Foreign Policy

LAW 5972 (3 hours) Cyber Law and Policy

LAW 5703 (3 hours) Constitutional Law

LAW 5713 (3 hours) Constitutional Law II

LAW 5213 (3 hours) Administrative Law

LAW 5363 (3 hours) International Law

LAW 5973 (3 hours) National Security Law

ECON 6163 (3 hours) Domestic Economic Policy & Homeland Security