CSS300 Vulnerability Assessment and Management

This course surveys tools and techniques designed to detect intrusion into an organization's computer systems. In the hands-on lab component of the course, students will use a number of public domain and commercially available security tools. The course examines common attack methods, general inadequacies in various systems to include commercial intrusion detection systems. Utilization of the risk assessment process for determining cost effective vulnerability solutions is emphasized.

Prerequisite

CSS200 or approval

Corequisite

None

Credits

4

Distribution

Computer Science/Engineering/Information Technology