| Date |
Topic |
Readings |
| Aug 20 |
Module 1: Introduction
Introduction and Administrivia |
Course policies, Plagiarism
|
| Aug 22 |
What is Security? |
SB Ch 1
|
| Lab |
|
| Aug 27 |
What is Privacy? |
SB Ch 1
|
| Aug 29 |
Concepts in security design |
SB Ch 1
|
| Lab |
Lab 1: Linux installation
|
| Sep 3 |
Labor Day, no class |
| Sep 5 |
Internet Protocol Suite Review |
Internet
protocol suite (Wikipedia)
|
| Lab |
|
| Sep 10 |
Internet Protocol Suite Review |
Internet
protocol suite (Wikipedia)
|
| Sep 12 |
Module 2: Firewalls
Firewalls: Intro |
SB Ch 9
|
| Lab |
|
| Sep 17 |
Firewalls: Deep Packet Inspection |
SB Ch 9
|
| Sep 19 |
Firewalls: Application-Layer Gateways |
SB Ch 9
|
| Lab |
Lab 2: Firewall Lab
|
| Sep 24 |
Module 3: Intrusion Detection
Intrusion Detection: Anomaly vs. Signature Based |
SB Ch 8
|
| Sep 26 |
Intrusion Detection: Base Rate Fallacy |
SB Ch 8
|
|
Paper Proposal Due
|
| Lab |
|
| Oct 1 |
Intrusion Detection: ROC Graph |
SB Ch 8, ROC Curves
|
| Oct 3 |
Intrusion Detection: ROC Curves |
SB Ch 8, ROC Curves
|
| Lab |
Lab 3: Snort Lab
|
| Oct 8 |
Review Session |
|
| Oct 10 |
Hour Exam I (Covers Modules 1–3) |
|
| Lab |
|
| Oct 15 |
Intrusion Detection: Coda |
SB Ch 7
|
| Oct 17 |
Module 4: DoS
Denial-of-Service Attacks: TCP 3-Way Handshake |
SB Ch 7
|
| Lab |
Lab 4: DoS Lab
|
| Oct 22 |
Denial-of-Service Attacks: SYN Cookies |
SB Ch 7
|
| Oct 24 |
Denial-of-Service Attacks: SYN Cookies |
SB Ch 7
|
| Lab |
|
| Oct 29 |
Module 5: Crypto + TLS
Cryptography review - Symmetric |
SB Ch. 2
|
| Oct 31 |
Cryptography review - Symmetric |
SB Ch. 2
|
| Lab |
|
| Nov 5 |
Cryptography review - Symmetric |
SB Ch. 2
|
| Nov 7 |
Cryptography review - Asymmetric, PKI |
SB Ch. 2, 23.2, 23.3
|
| Lab |
Lab 5: PKI
|
| Nov 12 |
Digital Signatures and Certificates |
SB Ch. 2
|
| Nov 14 |
PKI and Key Management |
SB Ch. 2, 23.2, 23.3
|
| Lab |
|
| Nov 19 |
Thanksgiving Break, no class |
| Nov 21 |
Thanksgiving Break, no class |
| Lab |
Thanksgiving Break, no class |
| Nov 26 |
TLS |
SB Ch. 22.3, 22.4, 23.2, 23.3
|
| Nov 28 |
Hour Exam II (Covers Modules 4–5) |
|
| Lab |
|
| Dec 2 |
Final Paper Due
|
| Dec 3 |
Project Presentations |
|
| Dec 5 |
Project Presentations |
|