Add security courses on a provisional basis.

See https://github.com/ossu/computer-science/issues/639
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- [Core systems](#core-systems)
- [Core theory](#core-theory)
- [Core applications](#core-applications)
- [Core security](#core-security)
- [Advanced CS](#advanced-cs)
- [Advanced programming](#advanced-programming)
- [Advanced math](#advanced-math)
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[Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming](https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-greedy) | 4 weeks | 4-8 hours/week | Graph Search, Shortest Paths, and Data Structures
[Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them](https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-npcomplete) | 4 weeks | 4-8 hours/week | Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming
### Core Security
**Topics covered**
`Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability`
`Secure Design`
`Defensive Programming`
`Threats and Attacks`
`Network Security`
`Cryptography`
`and more`
Note: **_These courses are provisionally recommended_**. There is an open [Request For Comment](https://github.com/ossu/computer-science/issues/639) on security course selection. Contributors are encouraged to compare the various courses in the RFC and offer feedback.
Courses | Duration | Effort | Prerequisites
:-- | :--: | :--: | :--:
[Information Security: Context and Introduction](https://www.coursera.org/learn/information-security-data) | 5 weeks | 3 hours/week | -
[Principles of Secure Coding](https://www.coursera.org/learn/secure-coding-principles)| 4 weeks | 4 hours/week | -
[Identifying Security Vulnerabilities](https://www.coursera.org/learn/identifying-security-vulnerabilities) | 4 weeks | 4 hours/week | -
Choose **one** of the following:
Courses | Duration | Effort | Prerequisites
:-- | :--: | :--: | :--:
[Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming](https://www.coursera.org/learn/identifying-security-vulnerabilities-c-programming) | 4 weeks | 5 hours/week | -
[Exploiting and Securing Vulnerabilities in Java Applications](https://www.coursera.org/learn/exploiting-securing-vulnerabilities-java-applications) | 4 weeks | 5 hours/week | -
### Core applications