CS 419 Syllabus
Fall 2024
| week | date | topic* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9 | Introduction: definitions, threats and risks |
| 2 | Sep 16 | Cryptography |
| 3 | Sep 23 |
Key distribution, public keys, hybrid cryptosystems
Integrity, hashes, digital signatures, signed software |
| 4 | Sep 30 | Authentication, Biometric authentication |
| 5 | Oct 7 |
Blockchain & Bitcoin Exam 1 |
| 6 | Oct 14 | Access control |
| 7 | Oct 21 |
Code injection - buffer overflows, Protection: ASLR, DEP, canaries |
| 8 | Oct 28 |
Command injection Containment, sandboxing |
| 9 | Nov 4 |
Malware and defenses Exam 2 |
| 10 | Nov 11 | Network security |
| 11 | Nov 18 | Network security defenses: VPNs, TLS, Firewalls, Intrusion detection, Zero Trust Architecture |
| 12 | Nov 25 |
Denial of Service and amplification attacks, Web security |
| 13 | Dec 2 |
Hiding: Steganography & watermarking, side-channel attacks,
Tor & anonymous communication, Exam 3 |
| 14 | Dec 9 |
CAPTCHA, Mobile security, IoT issues, AI |
| 15 | Wed Dec 18 (?) 8:00-9:30pm | Final exam: - PH-115 |
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