Electrical and Comp Engineerng
EECE 5641: Introduction to Software Security
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Offers students an opportunity to learn how the security of systems can be violated and how such attacks can be detected and prevented.
- Computer security problems have a significant impact on practical aspects of our lives.
- Despite a considerable corpus of knowledge about tools and techniques to protect systems, information about actual vulnerabilities and how they are exploited is not generally available.
- Covers common programming, configuration, and design mistakes and examines possible protection and detection techniques.
- Uses examples to highlight general error classes.
- Includes a number of practical lab assignments that require students to apply their knowledge, as well as engage in a discussion of the current research in the field.
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