MAC237

Computer Security

Open Educational Resources

1. Course Syllabus
2. OER Computer Security Textbooks
3. Specific Topics
   • Encryption of Stored Data
   • User Authentication
   • Attacks
   • Software Security
   • Operating System Security
   • Application Security
   • Web attacks
4. Additional Resources

Computer Security Textbooks

Textbook Title	EBook
Computer Systems & Cyber Security: Open Educational Resources	Read eBook
Cybersecurity-Beyond Data Protection	Read eBook
Cybersecurity-The Internet of Things	Read eBook

Specific Topics

Topic	Web Resources
Encryption of Stored Data	What Is Data Encryption (digitalguardian) Data Protection (cloudian)
User Authentication	What is User Authentication? Understanding the Basics & Top Tips (swoopnow) Authentication vs. Authorization (okta)
Attacks	Intro to the Top 10 Common Types of Cybersecurity Attacks (infocyte) What is a Cyberattack? (cisco) Common Types of Cybersecurity Attacks(rapid7)
Software Security	Software Security (techopedia) Software Security (synopsys) (medium) Application Security Terminology(whitehatsec)
Operating System Security	OS Security (techopedia) Operating System - Security (tutorialspoint) Understanding OS Security: Threats and Security Controls(hysolate) OS Security(medium)
Application Security	A process and tools for securing software (csoonline) Application Security (vmware) Application Securitymicrofocus Application Security - The Complete Guide(whitesourcesoftware)
Web attacks	The State of Security (tripwire) 5 Most common Web Attacks (msspalert) Secure Sockets Layer (hypr)

Additional Resources

Resource	Description
Software Security (coursera)	Go To Link
Cybersecurity Courses (edx)	Go To Link