This academic certificate is offered by the Department of Computer Science. After completing this certificate, students will have a solid understanding of practical topics in network security; policy and mechanism, malicious code; intrusion detection, prevention, response; cryptographic techniques for privacy and integrity; emphasis on tradeoffs between risk of misuse, cost of prevention, and societal issues; concepts implemented in programming assignments; advanced topics in design and analysis of network, database, and operating system security; current trends and research in mandatory and discretionary security policies.
All students must contact the certificate coordinator to discuss background qualifications prior to starting the certificate.
The certificate coordinator is a faculty member who will advise you
before you declare for the certificate and while you are taking courses.
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