CSE 551 Introduction to Information Security

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Description

An introduction to security of digital information including: threats; regulations;  risk management; attack detection and response; cryptography, forensics; and technical training and certifications.

Level and Credits

• UG 3 (three one-hour lectures)

Prerequisites

• CSE 314 or CSE 321 or AMIS 531 or equivalent and second writing course

Quarters Offered

• Winter

General Information, Exclusions, etc.

• None.

Objectives

Provide students with a high-level understanding of how information security functions in an organization. Topics will be both business and technology-centric;

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

Texts

• Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord, Principles of Information Security, Thomson/Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-21625-5, Second Edition, 2005 

Articles from current periodicals

Topics

Number of Hours	Topics
3	· Primer – information security and network basics · Information Security and its role in an organization · Legal and regulatory issues; government homeland security initiatives and how they impact on Business and individuals
3	· Threats a. Internal – Employees, Contractors, Third parties b. External – Criminals, Corporate Espionage, Hackers, Cyber Warfare, Cyber Terrorism · The Psychology of Computer Criminals and Info-terrorists and associated ethical issues
6	· Governance, Policies, Standards, and Guidelines · Architecture · Awareness
10	· Risk Management, Vulnerability Assessment and Intrusion Detection · Malicious code protection · Content filtering · Internet DMZ and related components · Incident Response · Application Security
3	· Cryptography · Forensics
3	· Information Security Directions · Technical Training and Certifications · What‘s Next

Grading Plan

Homework Assignments	15%
Survey and Presentation	35%
Exam	50%

Relation to ABET Criterion 3 and CSE Program Objectives

Relationship to ABET Criterion 3

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