MCS 180(280) Fall 2004

Syllabus

In this course we will cover the fundamentals of the following topics:

• Objectives of network security
• Network security organizations and standards
• Overview of computer networks, protocols and applications
• Network protocols threats
• Cryptography
• Malicious programs (viruses, worms, trojan horse, spyware)
• Prevention, detection and removal
• Firewalls (FW)
• Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
• Network security applications