Introduction to Applied Cryptography
About this course
Cryptography is an essential component of cybersecurity. The need to protect sensitive information and ensure the integrity of industrial control processes has placed a premium on cybersecurity skills in today’s information technology market. Demand for cybersecurity jobs is expected to rise 6 million globally by 2019, with a projected shortfall of 1.5 million, according to Symantec, the world’s largest security software vendor. According to Forbes, the cybersecurity market is expected to grow from $75 billion in 2015 to $170 billion by 2020. In this specialization, students will learn basic security issues in computer communications, classical cryptographic algorithms, symmetric-key cryptography, public-key cryptography, authentication, and digital signatures. These topics should prove useful to those who are new to cybersecurity, and those with some experience.
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What you'll learn
- understand basic security issues in computer communications
- identify classical cryptographic algorithms
- differentiate between symmetric-key and public-key cryptography
- explain authentication methods and digital signatures
Course objectives
- equip students with foundational knowledge in applied cryptography
- prepare students for entry-level roles in cybersecurity
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