COM SCI 136 · CS 136Introduction to Computer Security
Computer Science · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to basic concepts of information security necessary for students to understand risks and mitigations associated with protection of systems and data. Topics include security models and architectures, security threats and risk analysis, access control and authentication/authorization, cryptography, network security, secure application design, and ethics and law.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: course 118.
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COM SCI 136
- COM SCI 118Computer Network Fundamentals
- COM SCI 111Operating Systems Principles
- COM SCI 33Introduction to Computer Organization
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No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.