Dec 15, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

CECS 278 - Cyber Security Principles


(3 units)

Prerequisite: CECS 100  
Principles, mechanisms, implementation, and sound practices of computer security and data protection. Cryptography. Authentication and access control. Internet security. Malicious software. Common vulnerabilities. Practical security in everyday life.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours)