Course Notes

Notes are mainly based on pages of the text plus some added examples and comments. The notes are in PDF file format. You may download a free copy of Adobe Reader to read PDF files.

1. Course Overview and Security Models (17 pages) posted on WebCT, 1/14/2007

2. Unix / Linux Systems (25 pages) posted on WebCT, 1/14/2007

3. Cryptography (17 pages) posted on WebCT, 1/30/2007

3.1. Number Theory and RSA (9 pages of Word file) posted on WebCT, 2/06/2007

3.2. Authentication and Digital Signatures (80 pages) posted on WebCT, 2/13/2007

4. Linux Forensics Tools (4 pages) posted on WebCT, 2/14/2007, reposted 2/19/2007 with additional notes.

5.1. Identifying EFS Files in FTK (8 pgaes) posted on WebCT, 2/20/2007

5.2. Recovering Password-Protected Files in PRTK (5 pgaes) posted on WebCT, 2/21/2007

5.3. Windows Registry(21 pages) posted on WebCT, 2/27/2007

2.1. Comments on Assignment #1 Questions (9 pages) posted on WebCT, 2/27/2007

6. Windows Processes, File System, and Security (23 pages) posted on WebCT, 3/06/2007,

7.1. A Brief History of Computing (45 slides) posted on WebCT, 3/23/2007,

7.2. Malicious Code Detection Using Data Mining Techniques (83 slides) posted on WebCT, 3/23/2007,

8. Networks and the Internet (28 slides) posted on WebCT, 3/27/2007,

8.1. Network Packet Sniffers (22 slides) posted on WebCT, 3/28/2007,

9. Intrusion Detection (29 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/03/2007,

9.1. Intrusion Incident Response (29 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/03/2007,

10.1. Windows Print Artifacts (16 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/10/2007,

10.2. Firewalls and IDS/IPS (16 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/17/2007,

10.3. Email Investigation (11 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/17/2007,

11. Wireless Security and Forensics (109 slides) posted on WebCT, 4/20/2007,