Topics include general security principles and practices, network and system security, access control methodology, and cryptography. Students develop a basic cryptographic system based on sound mathematical principles, elaborate on its features and refine it, and experiment with various ways to attack it. Some programming required.

This Applied Research Internship enhances the student's academic achievements with real-world, professional computing applied research projects at a sponsoring organization. The student is expected to apply knowledge and skills acquired through other coursework in the major to address a research question in information technology related fields under the direction of a faculty advisor and a site supervisor at the organization.

Guided research on a topic which has been approved as a suitable subject for a master's thesis. Supervision and advising by faculty of the Computing Technology program. Cr/F.

This course continues surveying common technological and organizational measures for cybersecurity, with a focus on detection and organizational relationships. Topics include auditing and log records; monitoring and testing for threat detection; vulnerability scans; and the security of external services (e.g., cloud providers) and supply chains. We do not focus on how to technically implement these measures. Students assess organizational impacts and explore how best practices and standards can help manage such measures. Pre- or Co-req: CPRM 830.