Course Information
| Lectures |
1:25–2:15pm, Mon/Wed
Informatics East 150
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| Labs |
Thu: 1:25–2:15pm, 2:30–3:20pm
Fri: TBD
Lindley Hall 026
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| Instructor |
Apu Kapadia
Email alias: kapadia
Office: Lindley Hall 330B
Office Hours: Mon 10–10:45am, or by appointment
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| Associate Instructor (AI) |
Rakib Hasan, Tousif Ahmed
Email aliass: rakhasan, touahmed
Office: LH 325
Office Hours: During lab hours (in the lab), or by appointment
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| Textbooks |
- SB (Required): Computer Security:
Principles and Practice (3rd or 4th Edition), by William Stallings
and Lawrie Brown
- Other assigned readings
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| Prerequisites |
Required
INFO-I 230, I 231 and (I 211 or CSCI-C 212)
Some programming background is necessary. A specific language is
not required, but it is assumed you can pick up new languages
where needed for this course.
This course also assumes you are savvy with the Linux command
line, or have the willingness to put in the extra effort needed to become proficient.
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Course Description
From the course catalog: This course is an extensive survey of network security. The course materials cover threats to information confidentiality, integrity, and availability in different Internet layers, and defense mechanisms that control these threats. The course also provides a necessary foundation on network security, such as cryptographic, primitives/protocols, authentication, authorization and access control technologies; and hands-on experiences through programming assignments and course projects.
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