University of South Carolina

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

 

CSCE 522 Information Security Principles

Fall 2003

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:15 am -12:05 pm

Swearingen 2A27

 

 

Instructor:         Csilla Farkas

Office:              Swearingen 3A59

Office Hours:    Monday and Wednesday 12:05-12:40 pm, Wednesday 2:30-4:30 pm, electronically any time, or by appointment

Telephone:        576-5762

E-mail:              farkas@cse.sc.edu

Class homepage: http://www.cse.sc.edu/~farkas/csce522-2003/csce522.htm

TA:                  Andrei Stoica (stoica@cse.sc.edu)

 

Prerequisites: CSCE520, MGSC 596 or permission of instructor.

 

Course Description:  This course will describe the basic principles of information systems security, including cryptography, identifications and authentications, access control models and mechanisms, multilevel database security, steganography, Internet security, and planning and administering security.  The students will gain an understanding of the threats to information resources and learn about counter measurements and their limitations. 

 

Text Books

1.      Charles P. Pfleeger: Security in Computing, Prentice Hall, Third Edition

  

 

Syllabus

 

Homework Assignments

  

Project Information

 

            Final Project Report

                        EXTENDED DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2003

 

Lecture Notes