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Curriculum


Course Number: CMU-CS 376
Course Name: Elements of Network Security
Number of Credit Hours: 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): CMU-CS 252 
Corequisite(s): N/A
Course Description: 
This course covers basic principles of computing and network security such as common software vulnerabilities, cryptography techniques, network security, network security services, and privacy issues. In addition, students will also learn about malware and malicious threats to computers and computer systems besides a brief introduction to tools and equipment to defend against these threats including firewall and IDS (Intrusion Detection System).