Study Guide for CSC555-ITC459-CSC459-Midterm

1. The midterm covers the following topics:

Introduction to Information Security

Information Security Goal

Information Security Assurance

Security Engineering

The systems security engineering capability maturity model

Access Control Goal

Authentication

Network Attacks and Defense

Biometrics Systems

Cryptography

2. The format for the midterm: Multiple choice, True/False.
3. Review the PPP.
4. Review Sample Test.

Concentrate on the goal of security engineering, password authentications, social engineering, phishing, system security issues, biometrics systems, system engineering, protocol related to the security, authentication methods, access control models, different type of algorithms in cryptography.