Special Topic "IS
498: Data Analytics for Cyber Security "

Dr. Vandana Janeja

Semester - Spring 2016 - M/W 1:00-2

Prerequisite: IS
147 and IS 410

Cyber attacks pose an increasing threat to the nation's critical infrastructure
including computer networks, cyber physical systems such as
industrial control systems, sensor networks to name a few. This
course will be geared towards understanding the cyber security arena
and the relevant technological challenges and potential solutions. It
will introduce key topics in data analytics relevant for cyber
security and will deal with practical applications where these can be
used. Other specific topics will include categorizing cyber threats
and types of solutions, understanding vulnerabilities, Intrusion
detection systems, federal initiatives, Data analytics for cyber
security, case studies in using data analytics for cyber security,
hands on tools for discovering cyber security threats.

This course can be
used to satisfy the third programming course requirement for the IS
major. This course will be part of the cyber security certificate,
which is planned to be offered in the next year.