Computer Security (System Security)
Training Provider: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Course Reference: TGS-2017505342
S$2,763
About This Course
On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
a. Understand security mechanisms in modern computer systems, its role, and its importance;
b. Understand techniques for implementing security policies;
c. Use and operate access-control mechanisms;
d. Understand vulnerabilities associated with computer systems, and how they can be mitigated.
What You'll Learn
This course introduces computer security mechanisms at an elementary level.
1. Concepts and Terminology: security; confidentiality, integrity and availability; security policies; security models; mandatory and discretionary access control; access control matrix, capabilities and access control lists; information flow;
2. Security Models: information flow policies; role-based access control
3. Implementation of Mechanisms: security mechanisms in hardware and operating systems; memory management, memory protection and logical protection; access control lists
4. User authentication: passwords, biometrics and user tokens; identity management
5. Case Studies: Intel processor family; Windows; Unix
6. Operating system vulnerabilities: how they can be exploited and how they can be prevented
7. Software security: buffer overflows and exploits; validati
1. Concepts and Terminology: security; confidentiality, integrity and availability; security policies; security models; mandatory and discretionary access control; access control matrix, capabilities and access control lists; information flow;
2. Security Models: information flow policies; role-based access control
3. Implementation of Mechanisms: security mechanisms in hardware and operating systems; memory management, memory protection and logical protection; access control lists
4. User authentication: passwords, biometrics and user tokens; identity management
5. Case Studies: Intel processor family; Windows; Unix
6. Operating system vulnerabilities: how they can be exploited and how they can be prevented
7. Software security: buffer overflows and exploits; validati
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