Credit Level: Undergraduate Credit Hrs: 3.00
Any one of the following is sufficient:

	1.		an undergraduate curriculum in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering up to senior year;
	2.		permission of the instructor.

Hands-on treatment of techniques for hardening computer systems and components against attacks, principally via the internet, and for controlling damage and possibly launching countermeasures in case of attack. Specifically, the following are considered:

Describe, evaluate, and operate defense network architecture employing multiple layers of software and data protection (MILS) using technology appropriate for secure mission accomplishment

Confidentiality, Message Integrity, Authentication, Public Key Encryption, Secret Key Encrption, Block Cipher, Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange, RSA, Password Authentication, AES, RSA, Key Distribution Center, Certification Authority, Kerberos, HMAC, Public Key Infrastructure, Kill Chain Attack Model, Monitoring Systems, Bro Network Security Monitor, Firewalls, Routers, Email Servers, Event-driven Host Monitors, Virtual Private Network, Digital Rights Management, Intrusion Detection, Malware Analysis, Anomaly Detection, CRITs Intelligence Database, Virtualization.