CSCI 400 Capstone Experience in Digital Forensics/Cybersecurity I

(Formerly MAT 400) 

3 hours 

This capstone course is designed to provide students with a hands-on experience based on the theoretical knowledge they have acquired by taking other security-oriented courses. The course will accomplish its goals through a number of in-lab programming exercises. Topics covered may include: cryptographic algorithms and protocols; authentication and authorization protocols; access control models; common network (wired and wireless) attacks; typical protection approaches including firewalls and intrusion detection systems; operating systems and application vulnerabilities, exploits, and countermeasures.