About this Course
This course provides a one-semester overview of information security. It is designed to help students with prior computer and programming knowledge — both undergraduate and graduate — understand this important priority in society today. The technical content of the course gives a broad overview of essential concepts and methods for providing and evaluating security in information processing systems (operating systems and applications, networks, protocols, and so on).
In addition to its technical content, the course touches on the importance of management and administration, the place information security holds in overall business risk, social issues such as individual privacy, and the role of public policy.
Course Cost
Free
Timeline
Approx. 0
Skill Level
Intermediate
Included in Course
Rich Learning Content
Interactive Quizzes
Taught by Industry Pros
Self-Paced Learning
Student Support Community
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Course Leads
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Wenke Lee
Instructor
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Mustaque Ahamad
Instructor
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Catherine Gamboa
Instructor
What You Will Learn
The course will be organized around a few broad themes:
• Foundations: security mindset, essential concepts (policy, CIA, etc.)
• Software security: vulnerabilities and protections, malware, program analysis
• Practical cryptography: encryption, authentication, hashing, symmetric and asymmetric crypto
• Networks: wired and wireless networks, protocols, attacks and countermeasures • Applications and special topics: databases, web apps, privacy and anonymity, voting, public policy
The course is divided into three parts: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
Prerequisites and Requirements
See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.
Why Take This Course
What do I get?
- Instructor videos
- Learn by doing exercises
- Taught by industry professionals
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