Fundamentals of CyberSecurity (CS573)

This course provides an introduction to technical aspects of computer security. It describes threats and types of attacks against computers to enable students to understand and analyze security requirements and define security policies. We will discuss major mathematical models in computer security such as Bell-Lapadula, Biba and Clark-Wilson, and compare their properties and roles in implementation. Security mechanisms and enforcement issues will be introduced and security features of major operating systems will be discussed as practical examples. Other topics include, multi-level security, security labeling, security auditing and intrusion detection, identification and authentication, network and web security.