I430/520, CSCI-B 649 Security For Networked Systems
(Spring 2013)


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Course Information

Class meetings Lectures
10:10–11:00am, Mon/Wed
Informatics East 130

Lab for Informatics Students
11:15am–12:05pm, Fri
Informatics East 009, Security Lab

Lab for Computer Science Students
12:20–1:10pm, Fri
Informatics East 009, Security Lab

Instructor Apu Kapadia
Email alias: kapadia
Office: Lindley Hall 330B
Phone: 812-856-1465
Office Hours: Mon 4–5pm, or by appointment
Associate Instructors (AI) Sajith Sasidharan (Labs)
Email alias: sasasidh
Office: Lindely Hall 130
Office Hours: Tue/Thu 4–5pm, or by appointment

Kristen LeClere (Grader)
Email alias: kleclere
Office Hours: By appointment only

Textbooks
  1. SB (Required): Computer Security: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition), by William Stallings and Lawrie Brown
  2. Other assigned readings
Prerequisites Required
I-230: Analytical Foundations of Security
I-231: Introduction to the Mathematics of Cybersecurity

In addition to the two courses above, one of the following courses:
I-211: Information Infrastructure II OR
CSCI-C-212: Introduction to Software Systems

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.

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.

This course is targeted at upper-class undergraduate and graduate students.

CS vs INFO Graduate Credit?
If you are a CS student, register under course CSCI-B 649. If you are an INFO student, register under INFO-I 520.