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Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity

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Course Information

Subject code

CSCI

Subject Code Description

Computer Science

Course Number

4640

Course Title

Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity

Catalog Subject and Course Number

CSCI 4640

Catalog Title

Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: CSCI 3401; CSCI 3640; CSCI 3001 or 3501.

A lecture and project-based course on advanced topics in cybersecurity. Students learn and apply the principles, skills, and art of building and defending a secure network. Topics address current issues in areas such as: ethical hacking, network defense, countermeasures, writing secure code, network penetration testing, and basic forensics. Students work in teams using contemporary tools to analyze, hack, and defend network systems.

Credit: 3