Courses Offered

COMP3327 Computer and Network Security

2017-18

Instructor(s):

Hui Lucas

(Class A)

No. of credit(s):

Recommended Learning Hours:

Lecture:	33.0
Tutorial:	6.0

Pre-requisite(s):

COMP3230 or CSIS0230; and COMP3234 or CSIS0234

Co-requisite(s):

Mutually exclusive with:

ELEC4641

Remarks:

Course Learning Outcomes

1.	[Security foundation] Be able to understand the development of security, traditional encryption, security attacks and the fundamental security objectives
2.	[Security requirement] Understand the security objectives, attacks, and models, so is able to recognize the security requirements in real-life cases.
3.	[Security solution] Be able to understand the design and implementation issues of a real-life security solution.

Mapping from Course Learning Outcomes to Programme Learning Outcomes
	PLO a	PLO b	PLO c	PLO d	PLO e	PLO f	PLO g	PLO h	PLO i	PLO j
CLO 1			T,P			T,P		T,P
CLO 2		T,P	T,P							T,P
CLO 3	T,P		T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P	T,P

T - Teach, P - Practice
For BEng(CompSc) Programme Learning Outcomes, please refer to here.

Syllabus

Calendar Entry:
This course introduces the principles, mechanisms and implementation of computer security and data protection. Knowledge about the attack and defend are included. Topics include notion and terms of information security; introduction to encryption: classic and modern encryption technologies include public-key systems; authentication methods; access control methods; system integrity attacks and defences (e.g. viruses); introduction to network/Internet security; analysis and models of secure systems.

Detailed Description:

COMP3327 Computer and network security	Mapped to CLOs
Conventional Cryptography	1
Block Cipher	1
Public Key Systems	1
Hash algorithms	1
Malicous Codes	1
Advanced crypto schemes	1, 2, 3
Public Key Infrastructure	2, 3
Network Security	2, 3
Authentication	2, 3
Additional Case studies	1, 2, 3

Assessment:
Written Examination: 70%
Continuous Assessment: 30%

Teaching Plan

Please refer to the corresponding Moodle course.

Moodle Course(s)

COMP3327A

Courses Offered

COMP3327 Computer and Network Security

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