CYB 578 - Principles of Cryptography and Network Security

CSC 535, CYB 501. (4)

Principles, applications and practices of cryptography for network and system cybersecurity. Topics include symmetric and public key cryptography, key distribution and authentication, wireless network security, email security using protocols like PGP, S/MIME, intrusion detection approaches, IP security, firewall and web security, and various industry standard tools related to intrusion detection systems (IDS), vulnerability analysis, and general Internet and network security. Not open to students with credit for CYB 378. Graded ABCDE