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CS 62623 credit hours

Network Security

Threats, attacks, and defenses across network layers: malware, intrusion detection, web security, botnets, and machine-learning approaches to detection.

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Logistics

Terms offered
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Prerequisites
  • Networks recommended
Counts toward
  • Computing Systemselective

Reviews (14)

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  1. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload16 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2023. Workload averaged ~16 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt fair. Assignments build on each other.

  2. 3 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload9 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Summer 2023. Workload averaged ~9 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt fair. Office hours actually helpful.

  3. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload10 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have an undergrad CS background, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~10 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  4. 4 / 5
    Difficulty2/5Workload15 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  5. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload25 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  6. 4 / 5
    Difficulty5/5Workload8 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have an undergrad CS background, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~8 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  7. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload24 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Project-driven course. Most of the 24 hrs/wk go to assignments rather than lectures.

  8. 3 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload16 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Would I take it again? Yes. The course rewards consistent weekly effort.

  9. 3 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload10 hr/wkRecommendYes

    hard pace, light hours weekly. Coming in I had a math-heavy background. Glad I stuck with it.

  10. 5 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload5 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have an undergrad CS background, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~5 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  11. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload11 hr/wkRecommendYes

    hard pace, light hours weekly. Coming in I had no recent academic study. Glad I stuck with it.

  12. 5 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload7 hr/wkRecommendYes

    fair pace, light hours weekly. Coming in I had a math-heavy background. Glad I stuck with it.

  13. 4 / 5
    Difficulty4/5Workload14 hr/wkRecommendYes

    If you have no recent academic study, this is approachable. Otherwise plan for ~14 hrs/wk and a few late nights.

  14. 3 / 5
    Difficulty3/5Workload14 hr/wkRecommendYes

    Took this in Fall 2025. Workload averaged ~14 hrs/wk. Difficulty felt fair. Assignments build on each other.