This course provides a foundation of computer and network security. It covers security policy design, information classification and access control, security infrastructure design, software application security, network partitioning, risk analysis, virtual private networks, platform hardening, vulnerability assessment, basic cryptography (both symmetric key and asymmetric key), digital signature, authentication, personal identifier, certificate and key management. This course also emphasizes on mail security, IP security, web security, network intrusion, signatures of attacks, as well as intrusion detection and prevention using firewalls and other security software.

This course provides a study of social, legal and moral issues raised by the development of information technology. The course examines the relationship between law, policy and technology related to current issues, including intellectual property, privacy, computer crime and various risks which may cause damages associated with computer usage.