IT352
Course Name:
Information Assurance and Security (IT352)
Programme:
B.Tech (IT)
Semester:
Sixth
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-2) 4
Content:
Cryptography: Private and Public Key Encryption, Uses of Encryption; Network Security: threats, controls – Encryption, Authentication, Network Security tools (Firewalls, Intrusion Detection); Program Security: non-malicious program errors such as buffer overflow, viruses, other malicious code, targeted malicious code, controls against program threats; Protection in Operating Systems: protected objects, methods of protection, access control, authentication; Web Security; Data security and privacy; Forensics and Incident response; Security Policies and Procedures.
References:
"Network Security Essentials”, William Stallings, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2008.
"Cryptography & Network Security”, Atul Kahate, McGraw Hill, 2004.
"Information Assurance–Dependability & Security in Networked Systems”, Yi Qian et al, Morgan Kaufmann, 2008.
"A. Abraham et al,Computational Intelligence in Information assurance and security”,N.Nedjah, Springer
Department:
Information Technology