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Welcome to CSC 472

  • Instructor: , Department of Computer Science, WCU.
  • Semester: Spring 2026.
  • A hands-on course about how memory-corruption vulnerabilities work in native (C/C++) software, and how to defend against them.
  • Core idea: you cannot reliably defend what you do not understand. We study attacker techniques so we can build safer software and stronger mitigations.
  • All practical work happens on an isolated Badger CTF platform reserved for authorized students in this course.
Key Takeaway

This is a defensive security course taught from an offensive perspective, in a contained, authorized lab.

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