CY 5003 — Foundations of Software Security
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WArlington, VABostonOnlineLive CastOnline
Provides an overview of various software security threats and some of the most effective countermeasures used to thwart both well-known and newly emerging software security threats. Introduces best practices and tools available to help minimize common software security attacks, recognizing that it is impossible to accomplish “perfect security” in software. Also studies secure coding concepts, tools, and practices in a high-level programming language.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 20% | 12.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 30% | 16.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 30% · W 70% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (70% of sections), T (30% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Elizabeth Hawthorne (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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