CS 165: Computer Security

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; labo- ratory, 3 hours

Catalog page 203

Prerequisites: CS 141, CS 153

Description: Examines the ways in which information systems are vulnerable to security breaches. Topics include attacks; security labels, lattices, and policies; safe- guards and countermeasures; intrusion detection; authorization and encryption techniques; networks; digital signatures, certificates, and passwords; privacy issues, firewalls, and spoofing; Trojan horses and computer viruses; CERT Coordination Center; and electronic commerce.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

CS 255
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 28/60 25/ 53  53/113
2024-25 28/60 45/ 53 39/ 70 6/40 118/223
2023-24 47/ 50 69/100 116/150
2022-23 38/ 50 45/100  83/150
2021-22 60/80  60/ 80
2020-21 18/80 75/105  93/185
2019-20 81/105 33/ 80 114/185
2018-19 98/105  98/105
2017-18 64/70  64/ 70
2016-17 56/73  56/ 73