Washington University of Science and Technology · Courses
CS
9 courses with the subject CS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CS 501Introduction to Cybersecurity (4.5
/45 contact hrs) This course provides a broad overview of the key concepts of cybersecurity, and compliance associated with organizational information systems. The course analyzes the applications and the impact of cybersecurity on business and governmental organizations. It investigates techniques of technology controls to secure information assets in business applications. Topics: an introduction to confidentiality, integrity, and availability; information security management, legal regulations and compliance, ethics, security architecture and design; redundant systems, external/internal attacks; defensive security measures; basic cryptography and its applications, physical security, network security, software development security, cyber forensics, risk, intrusion detection and prevention.
/45 contact hrs) This course provides a practical and theoretical foundation for applying cybersecurity compliance measures in specific industries and domains, e.g., the healthcare industry, sales, and advertising, with respect to stated, expanded, and evolving technologies, public policies, standards, laws, and regulations. Specific laws and acts in diverse industries in the context of cyber security are discussed: HIPAA, HITECH act, Payment Card Industry (PCI), Data Security Standards (DSS), Sarbanes-Oxley, Access to electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Prerequisite: None
/45 contact hrs) This course introduces students to digital forensic examination of an IT system. The course provides broad overview of digital forensics, specifically focusing on computer, mobile, network, and database forensics. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to properly interpret the evidence security breaches, illegal or inappropriate computer use, and communicate the examination results effectively and understandably.
/45 contact hrs) This course covers cloud computing security guidelines designed and developed by ISO, NIST, ENISA and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The course explores cloud landscape and architecture, specifically identifying and mitigating risks. Topics include moving data, protection and isolation of physical & logical infrastructures including compute, network and storage, data protection at all OSI and TCP/IP layers. The course immerses the students into end-to-end identity management, access control/protection mechanisms, monitoring and auditing processes and meeting compliance with industry and regulatory mandates in cloud computing environment. 88
/45 contact hrs) The goal of the course is to introduce skills and knowledge on Information Security and risk management in businesses. This course covers all aspects of cybersecurity, governance, policy and procedures. The course explores major categories of information security threats, information security controls, important legal provisions regarding information security, standard methodologies for complying with legal requirements. In-depth examination of topics in the management of information technology security including access control systems and methodology, business continuity, disaster recovery planning, legal issues in information system security, ethics, computer operations security, physical security and current Information Security standards.
/45 contact hrs) The course focuses broadly on software security, discussing attacks and defensive programming. The purpose of the course is to learn about secure software, including its design, implementation, and maintenance. This course follows the Software Development Life Cycle approach with Secure Software Development in mind. Topics include end-user needs, software security, risk and mitigation plans, architectural design, coding, testing, and deployment. This course examines security architecture elements within modern programming languages that create the framework for secure programming. Prerequisite: None
/45 contact hrs) This course covers the testing process and assessment of security levels in various IT systems. The course explores the concepts and techniques for testing and Analysis of Systems in evolving environments. The course explores evaluating the strengths of security controls on a IT system. evaluate procedural and operational controls as well as technological controls. Topics include: system feasibility, security analysis requirements, database security, security of technology system architecture, design, and implementation, project control, and systems-level testing.
/45 contact hrs) This course provides an in-depth look at network security concepts and the techniques for attacking and defending a network. The purpose of this course is to develop knowledge base needed to discover vulnerabilities and countermeasures for tightening network security and protecting data from potential attackers. Students will learn realistic penetration testing techniques to a network, internet or computer system to find security vulnerabilities that an intruder may be able to exploit and break in. This course immerses the students into a hands-on environment where they will be shown how to conduct ethical hacking to map out the vulnerabilities of the system. This course immerses the students into a hands-on environment where students will conduct ethical hacking in a virtual lab environment. Prerequisite: None
TOTAL 54 MSCS Capstone: CS 681 (4.5 quarter credits) *Students can take up to three (3) courses total concurrently, including the capstone pro capstone course is required to be taken in the final term before graduation. 68 (MSCS Courses, continued)
