Module: Introduction to Computer Security

Submodule: Overview of Computer Security

Created: Oct. 21, 2003
Updated: Oct. 23, 2003
Updated: Feb. 6, 2004

Sub Module version number: Version 0.1
Author: T. Andrew Yang


Code: Intr1


Objectives

This submodule provides an overview of computer security and basic encryption.


Prerequisite

CSCI 3532 and MATH 3331



Description

Types of security breaches; people involved; security goals; methods of defense (general introduction to cryptography, protocols, and security policy and management); applications of cryptographic methods (software security, OS security, database security, network security, etc.)

Lecture Notes

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Assignment / Exercise

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Resources

Books
Articles
Links

Glossary

Encryption: is a process of encoding a message so that its meaning is not obvious
Decryption: is a reverse process, transforming an encoding message back into its normal form