This course will examine approaches, mechanisms, and tools used to make software systems more secure. We will motivate the study by discussing common software security threats. Four main modules: run-time enforcement of security policies; architectural approaches to building secure software; software analysis; and language-based approaches to building secure software.

Syllabus

https://course.ece.cmu.edu/~ece732/s21/syllabus.html

Class format

Lecture and project-based 

Home department

ECE

Target audience

ECE undergraduate students (18-335) and graduate students (18-732).

Background required

Systems programming

Learning objectives

• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
• An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
• An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Faculty and instructors who have taught this course in the past

Lujo Bauer, Anupam Datta, Bryan Parno