17-631-C   Information Security, Privacy, and Policy

Course description

As layers upon layers of technology mediate increasingly rich business processes and social interactions, issues of information security and privacy are growing more complex too. This course takes a multi-disciplinary perspective of information security and privacy, looking at technologies as well as business, legal, policy and usability issues. The objective is to prepare students to identify and address critical security and privacy issues involved in the design, development and deployment of information systems. Examples used to introduce concepts covered in the class range from enterprise systems to mobile and pervasive computing as well as social networking. Format: Lectures, short student presentations on topics selected together with the instructor, and guest presentations. Target Audience: Primarily intended for motivated undergraduate and masters students with CS background. Also open to PhD students interested in a more practical, multi-disciplinary understanding of information security and privacy.

Learning objectives

Students will learn what it takes to design, develop, deploy and maintain information systems, services and software products that are secure and comply with expectations of privacy. They will develop an appreciation for the multifaceted challenges associated with this space and the complex trade-offs that are often entailed in addressing these challenges in practice.

Prerequisite

Basic understanding of computer and network technologies, ability to program, basic understanding of computational theory, college-level mathematical sophistication expected from a freshman computer science undergrad.

More details can be found at https://privacy.cs.cmu.edu/masters/plan/courses/informationsecurity-privacy-and-policy.html.