COMP 541
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY
This elective course covers a wide variety of topics in computer security, including hands-on experience w/breaking software & engineering software to be harder to break. For example, students will perform buffer overflow attacks & exploit web application vulnerabilities, while also learning how to defend against them. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: COMP 327 , COMP 427 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 541 if student has credit for COMP 327 / COMP 427 .
Prerequisites & course information
Short Title: INTRO TO COMPUTER SECURITY Department: Computer Science Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Course Level: Graduate Prerequisite(s): COMP 310
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027