Geek Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p> If you already signed up for a few of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/19/10-amazing-free-online-computer-science-classes-from-stanford-university/">10 free online Computer Science classes from Stanford University</a>, get ready to pack your self-learning schedule even further, because three professors from Stanford University and University of California Berkeley are teaming to offer a new free online course on <a href="http://www.security-class.org/">Computer Security</a>, starting in February 2012.</p> <p> The class is a budding hackers dream, aiming to teach you how to design secure systems and write secure code. Specific topics covered include: <img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/computer-security1.jpg" alt="Computer Security class" title="computer-security" width="200" height="193" class="alignright size-full wp-image-24392" /></p> <ul> <li>How to find vulnerabilities</li> <li>Limiting the impact of security vulnerabilities</li> <li>Memory safety vulnerabilities</li> <li>Vulnerability detection</li> <li>Sandboxing & isolation</li> <li>Web security</li> <li>Network security</li> <li>Malware detection and defense</li> <li>Mobile platform security</li> </ul> <p>Even the homework and labs sound fun, you’re basically finding exploits and then patching them yourself:</p> <blockquote><p>Course homework and labs will teach students how to find vulnerabilities and how to fix them. The labs are designed to help students practice the principles of secure system design.</p></blockquote> <p>Prerequisites include concepts of computer science and operating systems, and at least some programming knowledge of C and C++.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.security-class.org/">Computer Security</a> – <strong>Classes start February 2012</strong>, sign up now, everything is free </li> </ul> <p>Check out the video below to see a brief overview of the course, and for a brief introduction with the professors who will lead the class:</p> <p><iframe width="600" height="437" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/esxpFYJqEUg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>If computer security isn’t your thing, don’t forget to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/19/10-amazing-free-online-computer-science-classes-from-stanford-university/">check out their other free online course offerings</a>, each class starts early next year.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eBUaW23xxrn7MwPrAcO-pn3WjV8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eBUaW23xxrn7MwPrAcO-pn3WjV8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eBUaW23xxrn7MwPrAcO-pn3WjV8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eBUaW23xxrn7MwPrAcO-pn3WjV8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=25bH_OWE_zE:7taOGcXKiR4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/25bH_OWE_zE" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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