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Table of contents

• Table of contents
• Computer Security
• Topics covered
• Assessment
• Module specification

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Computer Security

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of the need for computer security and the technologies that support it. It has both a theoretical component that will teach you mathematical underpinnings of security systems and a practical element that will help you discover the pitfalls of security design and to comprehend the mathematics underlying the protocols by programming small examples.

Topics covered

• Security threats
• Social Issues in Computer Security
• Access Control and Authentication
• Security Models
• Operating System Security
• Network security
• Cryptography
• Cryptographic protocols and key management
• Public Key Cryptography
• Blockchain protocols

Assessment

One two hour unseen written examination and coursework (Type I)

Module specification

• Module specification (September 2020)