Information Security & Assurance Track (Revised Sept 2007)

Students must take the following Information Security & Assurance Core Sequence:

• CS3670 Information Assurance: Secure Management of Systems (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3600)
• CS3690 Network Security (4-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS3502)
• CS4600 Secure Computer Systems (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3600, CS3450, CS3502)
• CS4605 Security Policies, Models & Formal Methods (3-1) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS3650, and CS3601)

Select one of the following Information Security & Assurance Track Specialization Sequences:

Network Security

• CS4678 Advanced Vulnerability Assessment (4-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3113, CS3450, CS3690) (Non-U.S. students take CS3675 Network Vulnerability Assessment (3-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3502) instead);
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2) (Spr) (Prereq CS3600);
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS4600, CS4605);
• CS4138 Mobile and Wireless Security (3-1) (Spr) (Prereq CS3600, CS3690, CS4137).

Intrusion Detection and Response

• CS4675 Intrusion Detection and Response (3-1) (Fall) (Prereq CS3600);
• CS4322 Internet Information Systems (3-2) (Spr) (Prereq CS2900, CS3310);
• CS4550 Computer Networks II (4-0) (Win) (Prereq CS3502);
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS4600, CS4605).

Exploitation and Crime

• CS3610 Information Crime, Law and Ethics (4-0) (Fall);
• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3010, CS3600, CS3670);
• CS4322 Internet Information Systems (3-2) (Spr) (Prereq CS2900, CS3310);
• CS4554 Network Modeling and Analysis (4-0) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3502).

Security Requirements and Analysis

• CS4650 Application of Security Evaluation Criteria for Information and Software Assurance (3-1) (Fall) (Prereq CS3600, CS4600);
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2) (Spr) (Prereq CS3600);
• CS4680 Introduction to Certification and Accreditation (3-2) (Fall/Spr/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS3670, CS3690); U.S. students only;
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS4600, CS4605).
  

Computer Network Operations

• CS4678 Advanced Vulnerability Assessment (4-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3113, CS3450, CS3690) (Non-U.S. students take CS3675 Network Vulnerability Assessment (3-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3502) instead);
• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3010, CS3600, CS3670);
• CS4680 Introduction to Certification and Accreditation (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3600, CS3670, CS3690); U.S. students only;
• CS4650 Application of Security Evaluation Criteria for Information and Software Assurance (3-1) (Fall)(Prereq CS3600, CS4600).

Forensics

• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2) (Fall/Spr) (Prereq CS3010, CS3600, CS3670);
• CS4678 Advanced Vulnerability Assessment (4-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3113, CS3450, CS3690) (Non-U.S. students take CS3675 Network Vulnerability Assessment (3-2) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3502) instead);
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1) (Win/Sum) (Prereq CS3600, CS4600, CS4605);
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2) (Spr) (Prereq CS3600).