Cybersecurity and Secure Software Design

Introduction of basic principles and applications of cybersecurity. Topics include symmetric and asymmetric encryption and decryption algorithms, hashing techniques, digital certificates, digital signatures, message authentication codes, authentication, malware, and security of systems such as networks, operating systems, software, and databases. Upon successfully completing this course, the student should be able to: describe symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic algorithms, demonstrate security application development skills, compare key distribution algorithms, compare authentication tec…