System Security

Prerequisite: COMP 206 with a minimum grade of "C-" The course discusses the organization, structure and design of operating systems with an emphasis on security, protection and intrusion detection. Topics may include concurrency, I/O, memory management and protection, file system and file system security, embedded hardware and hardware security. Projects will include C programming projects to develop secure operating system components and analyzing weaknesses in existing systems. Offered annually. Additional fee required.