CIS 502 Object-Oriented Programming for Engineers and Scientists

CIS 294I:
Introduction to Information Assurance

Description

An introduction to information security; legal and regulatory issues; threats to organizations; vulnerability assessment; attack detection and response; cryptography; forensics; technical training and certifications.

Level and Credits

Prerequisites

Cptr/Inf 314 or Cptr/Inf 321 or AMIS 531

Quarters Offered

General Information, Exclusions, etc.

None

Objectives

Mastery of information security governance, and related legal and regulatory issues;
Mastery of understanding external and internal threats to an organization;
Familiarity with the structure of security policies, standards and guidelines;
Familiarity with information security awareness and a clear understanding of its importance;
Familiarity with how threats to an organization are discovered, analyzed, and dealt with.

Texts

Christopher King, Ertem Osmanoglu, Curtis Dalton, Security Architecture: Design, Deployment and Operations. McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; ISBN: 0072133856; 1st edition, 2001.
Jan Killmeyer Tudor, Information Security Architecture: An Integrated Approach to Security in the Organization, CRC Press; ISBN: 0849399882; 2000.

Topics

Number of Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to the course; information security and network basics; information security's role in an organization; legal and regulatory issues, government homeland security initiatives and how they impact businesses and people
1	Internal and external threats; the psychology of computer criminals and infoterrorists; associated ethical issues
1	Governance; policies, standards, and guidelines
1	Architecture; awareness
1	Vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection
1	Malicious code protection; content filtering; Internet DMZ and related components
1	Incident response; application security
1	Cryptography; forensics
1	Technical training and certifications; what's next?
1	Reviews and exams

Grading Plan

Homework	15%
Paper and Presentation	15%
Class Participation	10%
Midterm	20%
Final Exam	40%

Relation to ABET Criterion 3 and CSE Program Objectives

Relationship to ABET Criterion 3:

e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
j. a knowledge of contemporary issues

Relationship to CSE Program Objectives:

3c. Obtain an understanding of social, professional and ethical issues related to computing.

Preparer Information and Date: Syllabus prepared by Dong Xuan, Rajiv Ramnath, and Robert West, last modified 2/11/03.

CIS 294I: Introduction to Information Assurance