CIS 3360:  Security in Computing  (Online Session)

Spring 2012

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Class 1 (01/09):  Class overview and Introduction   (intro,   knowledge on Internet and networking)
Class 2 (01/11):  TCP/IP introduction; Network layer introduction (ppt)
Class 3 (01/18):  Network layer intro (continue); Chapter 1: introduction (ppt)
Class 4 (01/23):  Chapter 8:  Cryptography (ppt, written notes,  Homework 1 is assigned and due late night in 02/01)
Class 5 (01/25):  Chapter 8:  Cryptography (continue, written notes) 
Class 6 (01/30):  Chapter 8:  Public Key Cryptography Application (ppt, written notes)
Class 7 (02/01):  Chapter 2:  Physical Security (ppt), Homework 1 solution is on webcourse (02/03)
Class 8 (02/06):  Chapter 3: Operating System Security: operating system concept (ppt); Homework 2 is assigned and due on webcourse by 3AM 02/16 (i.e., late night on 02/15)
Class 9 (02/08):  Chapter 3: Operating System Security: process/password security (ppt), Buffer overflow attack (ppt)
Class 10 (02/13):  Buffer overflow attack (continue); Buffer overflow defense (ppt)
Class 11 (02/15):  Buffer overflow defense (continue); Review of mid-term exam (ppt)
Class 12 (02/20): no lecture, first mid-term exam will be released at 2pm and due next day at 2pm
Class 13 (02/22):  Email spam (ppt); first programming project is assigned and due late night Mar. 2nd
Class 14 (02/27):  Email spam (continue)
Class 15 (02/29):  Email spam (continue); Chapter 4.2: Viruses (ppt)
Class 16 (03/12):  Chapter 4.3: Worms (ppt)
Class 17 (03/14):  Worms (continue)

Class 18 (03/19):  Chapter 4.3: Botnets (ppt); homework 3 is assigned and due late night 03/26
Class 19 (03/21):  Chapter 4.3: rootkit (ppt); Chapter 4 remaining content (ppt)
Class 20 (03/26):  second mid-term review (ppt); Chapter 5: network security (ppt)

Class 21 (03/28):  no lecture, second mid-term exam
Class 22 (04/02):  Chapter 5: network security (ppt)
Class 23 (04/04):  Chapter 6: network security II -  DNS (ppt)
Class 24 (04/09):  Chapter 6: network security II - DNS security, firewall/tunneling (ppt)   ; homework 4 is assigned and due late night 04/17
Class 25 (04/11):  Chapter 6: tunneling, vpn, intrusion detection, port scanning
Class 26 (04/16):  Legal and ethnical issues (ppt)
Class 27 (04/18):  Legal and ethnical issues (continue); final exam review (ppt)
Final exam time (04/23): release final exam on webcourse at 10am, due 04/24 at 6pm