CS2013-final-report

Body of Knowledge coverage
KA Knowledge Unit Topics Covered Hours
AR Machine-level
Review of representation of programs as data, and numeric, 1
representation of data and non-numeric data and arrays. These and the rest of topics
within this KU are covered within our Computer
Architecture course.
HCI Human Factors and Security All [Elective]. 3
IAS Foundational Concepts in All [1 Core-Tier1 hour]. 2
Security
IAS Principles of Secure Design All Core-Tier1 topics plus prevention, detection, and 3
deterrence, and usable security from Core-Tier2 topics [1
Core-Tier1 hour, 1 Core-Tier2 hour].
IAS Defensive Programming All topics in Core-Tier1 except security implications of 5
parallel programming plus the security updates topic in Core-
Tier2. Also, OS and compiler support from the Elective
topics. [1 Core-Tier1 hour, 1 Core-Tier2 hour].
IAS Threats and Attacks All topics in Core-Tier2 [1 Core-Tier2 hour]. 2
IAS Network Security All topics in Core-Tier2 [1 Core-Tier2 hour]. 6
IAS Cryptography All topics in Core-Tier2 [1 Core-Tier2 hour]. Plus
4
Cryptographic primitives, and symmetric and public key
cryptography from the Elective topics.
IAS Web Security Most topics and all learning outcomes [Elective]. 4
IAS Security Policy and All topics [Elective]. 2
Governance
NC Introduction Review of physical pieces of a network and roles of the 0.5
different layers. These and the rest of the topics in this KU
are covered in our Computer Networks course.
NC Networked Applications Review of naming and addressing schemes and systems. 1
These and the rest of the topics in this KU are covered in our
Computer Networks course.
NC Local Area Networks Review of Ethernet and switching. These and the rest of the 0.5
topics in this KU are covered in our Computer Networks
course.
OS Security and Protection All topics in Core-Tier2, except security mechanisms and
protection, which are covered in our Operating Systems
course.
1
PL
SP
Language Translation and
Execution
Security Policies, Laws, and
Computer Crimes
Additional topics
Computer systems hardening.
Other comments
None.
Review of run-time stack in the context of buffer overflows. 1
Some of the other topics in this KU such as memory
management are covered within our OO Design and
Implementation course which uses C++.
All topics except crime prevention strategies [Elective]. 2
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