Integrating security across the computer science curriculum

  • Authors:
  • Linda Null

  • Affiliations:
  • The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, Middletown, PA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Although the ACM CC-2001 has not listed computer security as one of the bodies of knowledge, with today's current security situation, it is important that security be part of an undergraduate education. Some institutions offer a specific course on security; however, many of us are not afforded that luxury. Yet another approach is to integrate security into both lower level introductory courses as well as upper division capstone courses. This can be rather complicated, as most instructors lack the necessary knowledge in the rapidly-changing field of security to feel comfortable discussing security topics in their classes. We therefore propose a comprehensive means for integrating security across the curriculum that does not require security proficiency. This approach is derived from a workshop given at SIGCSE in 2002 and has been successful at our university.