A tour of Internet security and privacy. Societal impacts and case studies. Topics from: protection goals of stakeholders; history of public key cryptography; programming languages and security; security engineering and testing; cybercrime and malware; Internet privacy and anonymity; government surveillance; regulation; ethics; blockchain applications. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Prerequisite(s): (COMP 1006 or COMP 1406) with a minimum grade of C-, and COMP 2401 with a minimum grade of C-. Lectures three hours a week. [0.5 credits]
A tour of Internet security and privacy. Societal impacts and case studies. Topics from: protection goals of stakeholders; history of public key cryptography; programming languages and security; security engineering and testing; cybercrime and malware; Internet privacy and anonymity; government surveillance; regulation; ethics; blockchain applications. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Prerequisite(s): (COMP 1006 or COMP 1406) with a minimum grade of C-, and COMP 2401 with a minimum grade of C-. Lectures three hours a week. [0.5 credits]
