Information Security and Privacy

School of Computer Science (08-761/46-861 - 6 units)
Instructor: Norman M. Sadeh

Content

Topics covered include:

  • Internet Security: the big picture
  • A gentle introduction to cryptography
  • Digital signatures
  • Key management
  • Authentication
  • Internet Security protocols (incl. IPsec, VPNs, SSL/TLS, PGP, etc.)
  • Certificates & PKI
  • Decentralized Trust Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Information Privacy & Web Privacy (incl. legal and regulatory landscape in the US and abroad)
  • Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), including P3P

Click here for a draft syllabus.