CSF207: Module Details

Computer Security

  • Programme: BSc Applied Software Engineering
  • Year: 2
  • Module description: The course examines the practical and theoretical aspects of computer and network security.
  • Syllabus: Security threats and their causes; Security criteria and models; Cryptography: including basic encryption, DES, AES, hash functions; Access Control; Security tools and frameworks: including IPSec, TLS, SSL, SSH and related tools; Vulnerabilities and attacks: including port scanning, packet sniffing, and SQL injection; Security issues in wireless networks' Security on the cloud; Blockchain Technology and Bitcoin; Penetration Testing; Tor Network.
  • Canvas Links: Spring 2021