Stanford Unveils New, Updated Online Courses in Computer Security
Stanford University has enhanced its online certificate program in advanced computer
security, adding a new course in network security and updating its
course in emerging threats and defenses.
The Stanford Advanced Computer Security program is an online, self-paced certificate program. According to a
news release from Stanford, the program "provides participants with the
advanced skills needed to learn how to protect networks, secure
electronic assets, prevent attacks and build secure infrastructures."
The new course, Network Security,
covers application security measures; identifying operating system
holes; the relationship between privacy and digital rights management
(DRM); trends in malware; privacy and security for mobile devices; and
ways to prevent network attacks and gaps in security policy.
The updated course, Emerging Threats and Defenses,
covers advanced persistent threats and mobile threats; cloud trust
assumptions and threat models; using machine learning for detection and
defenses; network traffic analysis, web trafficking and defenses;
SSL/TLS protocol and authentication infrastructure; and trusted cloud
hardware and advanced cryptographic solutions.
Network Security
and Emerging Threats and Defenses are both elective courses in the
certificate program. The other two elective courses are Software
Security Foundations and Mobile Security. The three core courses for
the certificate are Using Cryptography Correctly, Writing Secure Code
and Exploiting and Protecting Web Applications.
The program is
directed and taught by Stanford professors John Mitchell and Dan Boneh,
and industry expert Neil Daswani, and it is intended for working
professionals in the computer programming, development or security
industries. Individuals can begin the program at any time after their
application has been approved. Participants must complete three core
courses and three elective courses to earn a certificate.
Further information about the program can be found on Stanford's site.
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