CPSC 5660 - System Vulnerability Analysis and Auditing

(3) Credit Hours

This course covers the assessment of systems to discover resources that are susceptible to damage if intrusions and unauthorized access occurs, the systematic examination of system resources to determine the adequacy of security measures in place, the identification security deficiencies in the system, the gathering of data from which to predict the effectiveness of the proposed security measures, and the confirmation of the adequacy of such measures after implementation. In addition, the estimation of the vulnerability of system resources to potential disaster hazards of unknown origin will also be covered. Prerequisite: department head approval.