Information Assurance - CMSC 644/444
Course Description
Selected recent research topics in information assurance, such as social
engineering, buffer overflow, malicious code, spyware, denial of service,
information warfare, computer forensics, recovery and response, enterprise
security, clandestine channels and emissions security, security analysis,
security models and formal techniques, best practices, and national policy for
information assurance. Taking a broad, practical view of security - including
people, policies and procedures, and technology - this course will help students
devise and implement security solutions that meaningfully raise the level of
confidence in computer systems. Required work includes carrying out
an original research project. This course will minimize discussion of intrusion
detection, firewalls, operating systems security, and mathematical cryptology,
which are emphasized in other CMSC security courses.
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N.B. In the past, this course has been labeled CMSC 691I and CMSC 691-IA.