CS 4630
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Course Description
Prerequisites
CS 3710 with a grade of C- or better
Viruses, worms, and other malicious software are an ever-increasing threat to computer systems. There is an escalating battle between computer security specialists and the designers of malicious software. This course provides an essential understanding of the techniques used by both sides of the computer security battle. Prerequisite: CS 3710 with a grade of C- or better
Instructors
Wajih Hassan
Fall 2026
tuth 3:30pm - 4:45pm
4.0
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.33
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Charles Reiss
Spring 2026
mowefr 12:00pm - 12:50pm
4.8
Rating
3.7
Difficulty
3.16
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Jack Davidson
Spring 2024
MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm
2.8
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.24
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To Announced
Fall 2022
TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Yuan Tian
Spring 2020
4.2
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1.5
Difficulty
3.82
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Abbas Afooshteh
Fall 2018
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Michele Co
Fall 2018
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William Hawkins
Fall 2018
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Aaron Bloomfield
Fall 2017
2.8
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
2.98
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Wei Wang
Spring 2016
2.3
Rating
3.5
Difficulty
3.47
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