CSE001: Foundations of Information Security

Terminology and Background required for follow-on courses in Information Security

Course Summary

 This course will provide a broad overview of the concepts, fundamental ideas, vocabulary and literature base central to the study and development of secure information systems.  It will introduce: 1) the notion of threat to an information system, technical and procedural approaches to mitigating the threat; 2) the technical concepts of secure system design and development; and 3) mechanisms for building security services and risk management.  The purpose of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the subject area and to prepare students for the more advanced study in information assurance. 

Course Curriculum

Blaine Burnham

  • Blaine W. Burnham, Ph.D. has extensive experience with security systems at NSA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and at the Idaho National Laboratory.
  • While at NSA, Dr. Burnham also helped develop the first cyber security graduate level programs in conjunction with major universities.
  • Later, he developed and taught comprehensive Information Assurance Curricula at Georgia Tech, and at the University of Nebraska. 
  • Recently, as a Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California, he co-developed and taught major portions of a nine-course Masters of Cyber Security Engineering degree curriculum and is now teaching parts of that curriculum at NM Tech.

John Smith

Developer

Highly Recommended Course. Easy to Understand, Informative, Very Well Organized. The Course is Full of Practical and Valuable for Anyone who wants to Enhance their Skills. Really Enjoyed it. Thank you!!

Course Pricing

CSE001: Foundations of Information Security

$100 USD

  • A broad overview of the concepts, fundamental ideas, vocabulary and literature central to the study of secure information systems.

    • Fifteen lecture slide sets and access to future course refinements
    • As this course is being refined, use "EarlyUser80off" coupon for a discount
    • A few "mini video lectures" are embedded in the slide sets
    • More "mini video lectures" are being added almost daily
    • More "homework" and "quizzes" are being added almost daily
    • Course Price will be revised as the above refinements are added
    • Today's purchase will include access to future course refinements
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