EECE 5641 — Introduction to Software Security

4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: WBostonTraditional

Offers students an opportunity to learn how the security of systems can be violated and how such attacks can be detected and prevented. Computer security problems have a significant impact on practical aspects of our lives. Despite a considerable corpus of knowledge about tools and techniques to protect systems, information about actual vulnerabilities and how they are exploited is not generally available. Covers common programming, configuration, and design mistakes and examines possible protection and detection techniques.Uses examples to highlight general error classes. Includes a number of practical lab assignments that require students to apply their knowledge, as well as engage in a discussion of the current research in the field.

Prerequisites

one of:
- all of:
  - EECE 2540 (min D-)
  - one of:
    - EECE 4534 (min D-)
    - EECE 3324 (min D-)
- all of:
  - CS 3650 (min D-)
  - one of:
    - CS 3700 (min D-)
    - EECE 2540 (min D-)
- one of:
  - EECE 7205 (min C-)
  - EECE 7376 (min C-)
  - CS 5600 (min C-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	1	18	36	50%	18.0
Fall 2025	1	5	32	16%	27.0

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 22% · W 78% · Th 0% · F 22%

Common patterns: W (78% of sections), TF (22% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

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Links

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