IT 547 Security and Privacy of Electronic Documents

Focuses on the security and privacy of issues (technical and managerial) associated with the collection, storage, and dissemination of electronic documents. Topics include analysis of business, technology, and legal concepts behind the storage, communication, and retrieval of electronic documents including text documents, email messages, and instant messages. Protection mechanisms include encryption, digital signature, watermarking, redaction, and security classification. The course addresses specific applications of the technology to include medical and e-discovery. (3)