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Academics
Faculty
Core Cybersecurity Faculty
- Dr. Jun Dai: Intrusion Detection, Secure Programming
- Dr. Ted Krovetz: Secure Symmetric Cryptography
- Dr. Xiaoyan Sun: Vulnerability Analysis, Digital Forensics
Faculty Working Tangentially on Cybersecurity
- Dr. Behnam Arad: Hardware Security
- Dr. Cui Zhang: Formal Methods in Cybersecurity
- Dr. Jinsong Ouyang: Security in Distributed Systems
- Dr. Nikrouz Faroughi: Hardware Security
- Dr. Ying Jin: Database Security
Curriculum Roadmaps
Undergraduate roadmap for Cyber Defense courses
Graduate roadmap for Cyber Defense courses
Computer Science Catalog Descriptions of the following courses
Undergraduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Security
This certificate is available to both majors and non-majors.
In an effort to provide as much information as possible to prospective students, CSC course numbers below link to full course outlines in PDF format. Although they are the most recent formal descriptions available, they may not reflect the current textbooks being used or the faculty member currently teaching the course. Students should check with the department office if they have questions about textbooks or instructors.
Application for Certificate in Information Assurance and Security
Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Security
This certificate is available only for MS Computer Science matriculated students.
In an effort to provide as much information as possible to prospective students, CSC course numbers below link to full course outlines in PDF format. Although they are the most recent formal descriptions available, they may not reflect the current textbooks being used or the faculty member currently teaching the course. Students should check with the department office if they have questions about textbooks or instructors.
Application for Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Security
| Units | Course # | Course Title and Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Select at least three of the following: | |
| CSC 236 | Formal Methods in Software Engineering (fully classified graduate status in Computer Science or Software Engineering) | |
| CSC 250 | Computer Security and Privacy (fully classified graduate status in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering) | |
| CSC 252 | Cryptography Theory and Practice (fully classified graduate status in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering) | |
| CSC 253 | Computer Forensics (fully classified graduate status in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering) | |
| CSC 254 | Network Security (fully classified graduate status in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering) | |
Minor in Information Security and Computer Forensics
Information security is an area of emerging significance; this minor is intended to educate future professionals in computer and telecommunications crime investigation and evidence processing. Although it is targeted for Criminal Justice majors, it is available to all non-Computer Science majors.
To see courses related to the Minor in Information Security and Computer Forensics, please click here or contact cias@csus.edu.
Cyber Defense (CD) Courses
- CSc 152 Cryptography
- CSc 153 Computer Forensics Principles and Practices
- CSc 154 Computer Attacks and Countermeasures
- CSc 236 Formal Methods in Secure Software Engineering
- CSc 250 Computer Security & Privacy
- CSc 252 Cryptography
- CSc 253 Computer Forensics
- CSc 254 Network Security
Non-CD Courses that cover CD topics
- CSc 001 Intro To Computer Science
- CSc 137 Computer Organization
- CSc 138 Computer Networks
- CSc 139 Operating System Principles
- CSc 159 Operating System Pragmatics
- CSc 174 Database Management Systems
- CSc 176 Advanced Database Management Systems
- CSc 201 Programming Language Principles
- CSc 204 Data Models for Database Management Systems
- CSc 209 Research Methodology
- CSc 244 Database System Design
- CSc 255 Computer Networks
- CSc 258 Distributed Systems
- CSc 280 Advanced Computer Architecture