Introduces core concepts in cybersecurity including confidentiality, integrity, authentication, risk management, and adversarial thinking. The concepts will be applied to both traditional information technology (IT) systems and cyber physical systems (CPS). At the conclusion of the course, students should have a solid foundation in cybersecurity and hands-on experience. Students must have access to either native or virtual machines running on Windows OR Linux (Parrot, Kali, Ubuntu). Degree credit not granted for this course and CYBR 5300. Recommended prerequisite: This course requires programming ability, a number of computing courses, mathematical maturity, some familiarity with Unix operating systems (command-line experience, system administration OR Operating Systems OR Computer Architecture), and programming/scripting ability in a high-level language (basic programming).
instructor(s)
Hamza, Ahmed M
Primary Instructor
- Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Summer 2025 / Spring 2026
