ICS 460 Networks and Security

General

• Describe the high-level functions of, and interactions between, the protocol layers of network protocol stacks.
• Explain the purpose and workings of the link, network, and transport layers in network protocol stacks, including the IP, TCP, and UDP protocols.
• Evaluate the reliability and performance implications of different link, network, and transport layer protocols and solve quantitative problems involving these protocols.
• Compare and contrast the protocols used in wireless and mobile networking with those used in traditional fixed-infrastructure networking.
• Describe the goals of computer security to preserve confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of computer systems, and understand the threats to these goals.
• Evaluate the role of cryptography in meeting threats to the CIA goals.
• Evaluate the roles of operating system and network security measures in meeting threat to the CIA goals.
• Introduce secure programming techniques to implement security measures.