2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Computing Department of Computer Science Graduate major in Computer Science

Advanced Information Security

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Computer Science
Instructor(s): Yuji Watanabe / Takaaki Tateishi / Fumiko Satoh
Class Format: Lecture (HyFlex)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 1-2 Tue (S2-202(S223), G1-103(G114)) / 1-2 Fri (S2-202(S223), G1-103(G114))
Class: -
Course Code: CSC.T525
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2025
Offered quarter: 3Q
Syllabus updated: Sep 30, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Currently, information technology occupies an important position in the social infrastructure and information security supports its safety and security. The information security includes various aspects. Extensive knowledge of information security is required to ensure the security. In this lecture, we teach the broad and balanced knowledge on the information security without sticking to a specific research field.

Course description and aims

Students acquire the extensive knowledge of the information security, specifically, network security, software security, cryptography, authentication protocols, and protection of intellectual property, from the various viewpoints of the advanced information security.

Keywords

information security, network security, intrusion detection, public key infrastructure, applied cryptography, electronic commerce, copyright protection

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

We give lectures.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Overview of information security	Understand the overview of the information security
Class 2	Public key infrastructure	Understand the vulnerabilities and their mechanism in Web computing
Class 3	Software Development and Security	Understand the position and the usage of the public key infrastructure あin the information society
Class 4	Security protocol	Understand the role of the security protocol to ensure the safe communication on the internet
Class 5	Web Security	Understand the vulnerabilities and their mechanism in Web computing
Class 6	cloud and privacy	Understand the issues and the traditional techniques on the security and the privacy
Class 7	Malware	Understand the mechanisms and the today's situation of malware such as a computer virus
Class 8	Information flow control	Understand the information flow control necessary to ensure security.
Class 9	Security Management	Understand the knowledge and state-of-arts of security management in the real organization
Class 10	Human Aspect of Security	Understand human's mind in the information security
Class 11	Program analysis for security	Understand program analysis methods to ensure security.
Class 12	Blockchain	Understand blockchain technology and related technologies from a security perspective.
Class 13	Supplemental Advanced Topics 1.	Understand supplimental advanced topics on the information security.
Class 14	Supplemental Advanced Topics 2.	Understand supplimental advanced topics on the information security.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

We will give handouts to students as necessary

Reference books, course materials, etc.

1 Network Security Private Communication in a PUBLIC World, Charlie Kaufman, Rdia Perlman, Mike Speciner Prentice Hall
2. Practical Unix & Internet Security Simon Garfinkel, Gene Spafford O'Reilly & Associates

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluated by reports

Related courses

CSC.T371 ： System Software
CSC.T345 ： Computer Networks

Prerequisites

Fundamental knowledge of operating systems and computer networks.