Security in Computing: An Introduction
Fall 2009
http://www.cs.iusb.edu/~raman/security

Last Updated: November 4, 2009 5:12 PM

Instructor Information Course Information
Raman Adaikkalavan
NS 329, CS, IUSB.
Email: Oncourse Message

Lectures      : MW 7:00P - 8:15P

Class Room   : NS 205
Office Hours : MW 5.30P - 6.30P

Syllabus (pdf)
Text Book (link)

Forum (link)

Resources

Government & Security Response

Research & Conferences

Certification

Free Books:

Programming Resources

Others

Security in the News

Announcements

  • [10/28] Homework 1 (updated)
  • [10/19:10a] Assignment 2 Updated
  • [10/10] Exam 1 Grades Posted
  • [10/2] Quiz 1 Grades Posted. Check Drop Box for Graded Assignments
  • [9/14] Quiz 1 Announcement

Tentative Schedule (IUSB Academic Calendar)

Week

Date

Tests

Lectures & Readings

Assignments

Due

1 8/31   Lecture
  • C490-Overview (pptx , pdf)
  • C490-Sec-Survey
   
  9/2   Lecture
  • Ch1-P1 (pptx , pdf) (covered till slide 21)

Reading

   
2 9/7  

Labor Day No Class

   
  9/9   Lecture

Assignment 1

Submit it using oncourse Assignments Link on the Left

 
3 9/14   Lecture
  • Ch1-P2 (see 9/9) (completed)
   
  9/16  

Lecture

  • Problem Solving (Ch 1: 2,3,5,6,8,11,18)
  • Ch2-P1-Classical Cryptography (pptx, pdf) (covered slide 11)

Reading

Others

 

Assignment 1

@ 7 p.m.

4 9/21  

Lecture

  • Ch2-P1-Classical Cryptography (see 9/16) (completed)
   
  9/23

Quiz 1

(Ch 1)

Lecture

  • Ch2-P2-Modern Cryptography

Reading

  • Chapter 2 & 12 - Modern Cryptography

Others

   
5 9/28  

Lecture

  • Ch2/12-P2-Modern Cryptography (zip, pdf) (completed)
   
  9/30  
  • Ch2/12-P3-Modern Cryptography (DES .zip)
  • Exam 1 Discussion
   
6 10/5

Exam 1

(Everything except DES)

     
  10/7  
  • Ch2/12-P4-Modern Cryptography (RSA .zip)
   
7 10/12  

 

Assignment 2 Part 1 (.zip, puk)  
  10/14  
  • Assignment Discussion
  • Ch3-P1-Program Security Vulnerabilities (see 10/12)

 

Assignment 2 Part 2 (.zip)

Assignment 2 Part 2 Updated (.zip)

Printing Bits in C++ (.cpp)

 
8 10/19  
  • Ch3-P2-Buffer Overflow Attacks (.zip)

 

   
  10/21  
  • Ch3-P2-Buffer Overflow Attacks (10/19)
  • Ch3-P3-Program Security Vulnerabilities (.zip)

 

Homework 1 (updated)  
9 10/26  
  • Ch3-P3-Program Security Vulnerabilities (10/21)
  • Ch3-P4-Program Security Controls (.zip)
  Assignment 2
  10/28  
  • Ch3-P4-Program Security Controls (.zip)
  • Chapter 3 Exercises (.pdf)
  • Exam 2 Discussion

 

  Homework 1
10 11/2 Exam 2 Everything after Exam 1, till Ch3-P4-Program Security Slide 10    
  11/4  
  • Ch4-P1-Operating System Security (.zip)
Assignment 3 (Metasploit) Homework 1
  11/6   Last Day to Withdraw    
11 11/9  
  • Operating System Security
Assignment 4 (Access Control) Assignment 3
  11/11  
  • Windows & SE Linux
   
12 11/16  
  • Network Security
   
  11/18  
  • Network Security
Assignment 5 (IDS) Assignment 4
13 11/23  
  • Windows Forensics
   
  11/25  
  • Legal & Ethical Issues
   
  11/26   Thanksgiving    
14 11/30  
  • Legal & Ethical Issues
  Assignment 5
  12/2

Exam 3

(tentative)

     
15 12/7        
  12/9   Last Day of Classes    
16 12/16   Final Exam Week