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Semester 1
Computer Security (INFR10067)
Course Website
http://course.inf.ed.ac.uk/cs/
Subject
Informatics
College
SCE
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
3
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Course Summary
Computer Security is concerned with the protection of computer systems and their data from threats which may compromise integrity, availability, or confidentiality; the focus is on threats of a malicious nature rather than accidental. This course aims to give a broad understanding of computer security. Topics include security risks, attacks, prevention and defence methods; techniques for writing secure programs; an overview of the foundations for cryptography, security protocols and access control models. ***This course replaces INFR10058 Computer Security (10 credits).***
Course Description
The goal of this course is to introduce students to fundamental security concepts and offer them working knowledge of threats and counter-measures.The topics covered in the course are:- Introduction: fundamental concepts, access control models, threat modelling. - Network security: basic networking concepts, DoS, Transport layer security, Link layer security, DNS attacks, Firewalls, Intrusion detection.- Usable security: basic human factors, warning design, phishing, authentication, device authentication.- Cryptography: symmetric ciphers, asymmetric ciphers, MACs and hash functions, digital signatures.- Cryptographic protocols: identification, authentication and key agreement, SSL/TLS, anonymity protocols, TOR.- OS security: OS concepts, memory and file system, access control, file permissions, memory safety, stack-based buffer overflows.- Malware: viruses, trojan horses, worms, rootkits.- Web security: WWW basics, client-side attacks, session hijacking XSS, CSRF, defences, server-side attacks, SQL injection, RFI, LFI.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 75%, Coursework 25%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Assessment Information
3 pieces of coursework: 1 formative assessment, 2 assessments (25% of course total). 1 exam (75% of course total).
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