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Courses
The Computer Security Track consists of:

• 4 required core IA courses and
• a Specialization Sequence that consists of 4 additional IA courses.

• CS3670 - Secure Management of Systems (3-2) *
• CS3690 - Network Security (4-2)
• CS4600 - Secure Systems (3-2)
• CS4605 - Security Policies, Models, and Formal Methods (3-1)

• CS4650 Fundamentals of Information Systems Security Engineering (3-1)
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2)
• CS4680 Introduction to Certification and Accreditation (3-2) *
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1)

• CS4678 Advanced Vulnerability Assessment (4-2)
• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2)
• CS4680 Introduction to Certification and Accreditation (3-2) *
• CS4650 Fundamentals of Information Systems Security Engineering (3-1)

Exploitation and Crime –

• CS3610 Information Crime, Law and Ethics (4-0)
• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2)
• CS4322 Internet Information Systems (3-2)
• CS4554 Network Modeling and Analysis (4-0)

Forensics -

• CS4677 Computer Forensics (3-2)
• CS4678 Advance Vulnerability Assessment (4-2)  (Non-U.S. students take CS3695 Network Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Mitigation (3-2) instead)
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1)
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2)

Intrusion Detection and Response –

• CS4675 Intrusion Detection and Response (3-1)
• CS4322 Internet Information Systems (3-2)
• CS4550 Computer Networks II (4-0)
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1)

Network Security -

• CS4678 Advance Vulnerability Assessment (4-2)  (Non-U.S. students take CS3695 Network Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Mitigation (3-2) instead)
• CS4615 Formal Analysis of Security Protocols (4-2)
• CS4614 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (3-1)
• CS4138 Mobile and Wireless Security (3-1)