Network and Information Security

What you’ll study

Fundamentals of information-system security; remote-access technologies and vulnerabilities; accessibility; security for communication protocols, operating systems and mobile programs; security for electronic commerce; passwords and offline attacks; AAA and cryptography. Network-security applications — authentication, e-mail, IP and web security. System security — intruders, malicious software and firewalls; PKI, smart cards and secure multipurpose internet mail extensions; security models; wireless security, sandboxing and router-security strategies. Security standards — the Data Encryption Standard (DES), RSA, the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), SHA, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), CBC, IPSec, AES and SET. Denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed-DoS attacks; steganography; implementing a VPN; security policy and management; and network-security assessment.