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Graduate Programs in Security and Privacy
Security breaches such as the Code Red, Sobig and MyDoom worms have cost several billion dollars to the global economy in recent years. Millions of residential computers are assumed to be zombies, taken over by attackers unbeknownst to their owners, organized into bot-nets, and used routinely for spamming everyone that uses the Internet. Denial of service attacks have been staged against major corporations that rely on network access, such as Ebay, as well as against the root servers for the internet Domain Naming System (DNS), using bot-nets that can be purchased on the black market for just a few hundred dollars. Criminal gangs are hiring expert programmers to break into law enforcement databases to learn the names of informants. Consumers are becoming more and more reliant on computer systems, for example for home banking, while companies and governments are exposing themselves to potential attacks due to the need for a Web presence. On the legislative level, increasing privacy concerns are giving rise to legislation such as HPPA and Sarbanes-Oxley, that companies must be aware of and be able to adapt to.
In response to these trends, Stevens has developed several graduate programs in security and privacy. The entry points to these graduate programs are given by two graduate certificate programs. The courses for these certificate programs may be used as credit towards a masters degree.
- The first of these programs, the graduate certificate in Enterprise Security and Information Assurance, is intended to lead to a Master of Computer Science that combines security expertise with skills in other areas. Popular areas for combining with security include software engineering, databases, and service oriented architecture.
- The second of these programs, the graduate certificate in Security and Privacy, is intended to lead towards a Masters in Security and Privacy, that provides deep and rigorous training in cybersecurity to IT professionals who already have a background in computer science. It is intended that this become a nationally recognized credential for cybersecurity professionals. Graduates of this program will also be well-poised to pursue Ph.D. study in security and privacy, should they so choose. The program provides a rigorous education in the foundations of security and privacy, including cryptography, privacy and secure systems.
Enterprise Security and Information Assurance
You are interested in security and privacy, particularly as it pertains to businesses, governments and other forms of enterprises. You will get a basic grounding in security concepts, including the various forms of threats and defences. You will learn how enterprises can protect themselves against attacks and exploits both from inside and outside the organization, including ensuring that critical data survives such attacks. Security governance is an important part of such mechanisms. You will learn how to recover from a security attack, determining the cause and sometimes the source of the exploit. Finally you will also learn about both the technical and the social aspects of privacy, where legislation is still grappling with how to resolve individuals' privacy rights with the immense benefits to be gained from vast on-line information resources, and where technical solutions can inform the legal and social debate.
CS 573 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
CS 578 Privacy in a Networked World
CS 594 Enterprise Security and Information Assurance
CS 665 Cybersecurity Forensics
Related M.S. degrees:
- M.S. in Computer Science, particularly the suggested concentrations:
- M.S. in Security and Privacy
Security and Privacy
You want to obtain a deep technical background in security and privacy, particularly in the cryptographic foundations of the tools that the security specialist will need to use. You know that cryptographic tools require a deep understanding of their properties to be deployed properly, rather than simply treated as black boxes. You will obtain a background in algorithm design and implementation, and discrete mathematics for cryptography, prior to learning about the most popular cryptographic algorithms and protocols. You will also learn about both the technical and the social aspects of privacy, where legislation is still grappling with how to resolve individuals' privacy rights with the immense benefits to be gained from vast on-line information resources, and where technical solutions can inform the legal and social debate.
CS 503 Discrete Mathematics for Cryptography
CS 578 Privacy in a Networked World
CS 579 Foundations of Cryptography
CS 600 Advanced Algorithm Design
Related M.S. degrees:
