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695.401 Foundations of Information Assurance

(formerly 605.431 Principles of Information Assurance) This course surveys the broad fields of enterprise security and privacy, concentrating on the nature of enterprise security requirements by identifying threats to enterprise information technology (IT) systems, access control and open systems, and product and system evaluation criteria. Policy considerations are examined with respect to the technical nature of enterprise security as represented by government regulations for software with cryptographic capability. The course develops the student's ability to assess enterprise security risk and to formulate technical recommendations in the areas of hardware and software. Aspects of security-related topics to be discussed include network security, cryptography, IT technology issues, and database security. The course addresses evolving Internet, Intranet, and Extranet security issues that affect enterprise security. Additional topics include access control (hardware and software), communications security, and the proper use of system software (operating system and utilities). The course addresses the social and legal problems of individual privacy in a data processing environment, as well as the computer "crime" potential of such systems. The class examines several data encryption algorithms.

Spring 2010 Course Schedule

The current scheduled offerings for this course for the Spring 2010 term are listed below.

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Computer Science

Applied Physics Laboratory (more info)

605.401.31 Foundations of Software Engineering  (Open)
TU 7:20PM - 10:00PM
01/26/2010 - 05/04/2010 Room: K7 $2,750 Gieszl, L.

Dorsey Center (more info)

605.401.91 Foundations of Software Engineering  (Open)
TH 7:20PM - 10:00PM
01/28/2010 - 05/06/2010 Room: D211 $2,750 Chavis, J.

Montgomery County Campus (more info)

605.401.71 Foundations of Software Engineering  (Open)
W 4:30PM - 7:10PM
01/27/2010 - 05/05/2010 Room: Gilchrist203 $2,750 Yufik, Y.

Information Assurance

Applied Physics Laboratory (more info)

695.401.31 Foundations of Information Assurance  (Closed)
M 4:30PM - 7:10PM
01/25/2010 - 05/03/2010 Room: K1 $2,750 Heinbuch, D.

Montgomery County Campus (more info)

695.401.71 Foundations of Information Assurance  (Open)
TU 7:20PM - 10:00PM
01/26/2010 - 05/04/2010 Room: Gilchrist203 $2,750 Podell, H.