Black Hat/White Hat: an aggressive approach to the graduate computer security course

  • Authors:
  • James R. Aman

  • Affiliations:
  • Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

A graduate applied computer science course in security is described. Laboratory exercises using both Linux and Windows preceded the real-time audit of a client as a culminating exercise. The course's scope and content are offered here as one alternative for departments creating security courses in their curricula. Reactions of the students, client, administration, and instructor are noted. A description of the environment in which the course exists is included, because that factor cannot be disregarded in evaluating the efficacy of this aggressive approach in another institution.