Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
COMP 541 - INTRO TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): COMP 310
Description: This elective course covers a wide variety of topics in computer security, including hands-on experience w/breaking software & engineering software to be harder to break. For example, students will perform buffer overflow attacks & exploit web application vulnerabilities, while also learning how to defend against them. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: COMP 327, COMP 427. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 541 if student has credit for COMP 327/COMP 427.