Cyber Defensee Fundamentals

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

MSIM 516

CRN

22657

Credits

3

Discipline

Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering

Instructor

Soumya Banerjee (s1banerj@odu.edu)

Course Information

This course focuses on cybersecurity theory, information protection and assurance, and computer systems and networks security. The objectives are to understand the basic security models and concepts, learn fundamental knowledge and tools for building, analyzing, and attacking modern security systems, and gain hands-on experience in cryptographic algorithms, security fundamental principles, and Internet security protocol and standards.

Prerequisites

Permission of Instructor