2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

CY 626 Intro to Cybersecurity

This introductory course provides a holistic view on the security aspects of the cyber space ecosystem. The course introduces students to cybersecurity foundations and cybersecurity first principles. Topics include CIA (confidentiality, integrity and availability) and AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting) framework, threats and adversaries, vulnerabilities and risk management, security life-cycle, data security, access control and security models, privacy, legal and ethical issues.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisites may apply