CS-4101

Information Security

Course ID
CS-4101
Department
Software Engineering
Campus
Chella Campus
Level
Undergraduate
Semester
7th
Credit
3 + 0
Method
Lecture

Course Outlines:

Introduction to Information Security

Need for security

Legal, ethical and Professional issues in information security

Planning for security

Classroom Etiquettes and Teachers’ Expectations

Risk Management

Security technology: Access control, Firewalls and VPNs

Intrusion detection and prevention systems

Cryptography

Unintentional programming oversights, Malicious code, countermeasures

Browser attacks, Web attacks, E-mail attacks

Security in operating systems

Network security attacks and security counter measures

Security in databases

Cloud security tools and techniques

Physical security

Course Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methodology (Proposed as applicable):

Lectures (audio/video aids), Written Assignments/ Quizzes, Tutorials, Case Studies relevant to engineering disciplines, Semester Project, Guest Speaker, Industrial/ Field Visits, Group discussion, Report Writing

Assessment:

Mid Term, Report writing/ Presentation, Assignments, Project Report, Quizzes, Final Term

Suggested Books:

Principles of Information Security, Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord, latest Edition, Cengage Learning.

Security in Computing, Pfleeger, C.P., Pfleeger, S.L. & Margulies, J., latest Edition, Prentice Hall.

There are 133 total credit hours to complete the Software Engineering degree.