Fall 2019
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> MSIT.5610
> 031
Course No: MSIT.5610-031; SIS Class Nbr: 13537; SIS Term: 2910
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course is aimed to provide students with a solid understanding of key concepts of computer network security and practical solutions to network security threats. Topics to be covered include common network security attacks, basic security models, data encryption algorithms, public-key cryptography and key management, data authentication, network security protocols in practice, wireless network security, network perimeter security and firewall technology, the art of anti-malicious software, and the art of intrusion detection. Pre-Req: BS in IT or Equivalent. Cannot be used toward MS or D.Sc. in Computer Science.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students must already have completed a bachelor's degree in a related discipline to enroll in this course and in a graduate career.
- Core Codes: AMST
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Jie Wang
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2019 Fall: Sep 04 to Dec 08
- Chat Hours: Tue 8:30-9:30pm*
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1770
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate
in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers,
and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended.
Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the
scheduled times.
Related Programs: M.S. in Information Technology, Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, M.S. in Security Studies: Cybersecurity Concentration
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