CSE501

Course Description

This course provides a clear and practical approach of both the principles and practice of crypto- protocols and network security. The emphasis is on applications that are widely used on the Internet for corporate networks. Topics covered in this course include network security concepts such as data integrity, confidentiality, and availability. The course will also cover other important topics related to network security, such as encryption (symmetric and asymmetric), cryptographic hash functions, message authentication, digital signatures, key management and distribution, firewalls, IP security, email security and cloud security. The practical component of this course will provide the students with the skills to install, troubleshoot and monitor network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data. The course concludes upon the topic of legal and ethical aspects of computer security including cybercrime, intellectual property, privacy, and ethical issues.

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