CSCI 3610

Explores qualities that make software susceptible to attacks. Techniques for writing secure applications are covered in detail.

Any one of these:

• CSCI 2150 and CSCI 2910, each with a C- or better
• CSCI 2150 and CSCI 2210, each with a C- or better

• Evaluate the properties of software to assess security.
• Design effective countermeasures in software to minimize the potential for exploitation.
• Test software to evaluate its security and determine vulnerabilities.
• Employ appropriate tools to design and test secure software. ( Student Outcome CY1 )

• Characteristics of secure software
• Introduction to software vulnerabilities and the process of exploitation.
• Buffer overflow vulnerability exploitation and countermeasures.
• Format string vulnerability exploitation and countermeasures.
• Race condition vulnerability exploitation and countermeasures.
• SQL injection vulnerability and countermeasures.
• Input and output validation.

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