CS363 Cloud Security and Threat Management

This course introduces topics such as cloud security, virtualization, protection of virtual machines in the cloud, elements of cryptography, network security data (including transaction data, packet captures, device log file, and network log file). Firewall technologies and their use in current network devices will also be covered. Monitoring of protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, DNS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP will be visited. Network security testing will be covered identifying tools and techniques. Students will also learn how to assess vulnerabilities of end devices, manage risk, and control security. Prerequisite: CS361