Computer and Network Security

Fall Semester 2002
Mr. Athar Mahboob

Lecture Plan

S. No. Topic Week No.
1 Introduction to Computer Security – IT Environment, Threats and Goals of Computer and Network Security 1
2 Encryption and Cryptography 2, 3
3 Symmetric Encryption Algorithms – DES 4
4 Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms – RSA 5
5 Digital Signatures and Message Authentication 6
6 Pseudo-random Number Generation and its Computational Complexity – CSPRNG 7
7 Secure Sockets Layer 8
8 IP Security 9
9 Virtual Private Networks 10
10 Malicious Programs, Viruses and Virus Protection Strategies 11
11 Fault Tolerance and RAID and UPS Systems 12
12 Data Backups 13
13 Email Security 14
14 Firewalls 15
15 Windows NT Security 16
16 UNIX/Linux Security 16