CS 419 Syllabus
Spring 2022
| week | date | topic* |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jan 19 | Brief intro - what to expect |
| 1 | Jan 24 | Introduction: definitions, threats and risks |
| 2 | Jan 31 | Access control |
| 3 | Feb 7 | Injection - buffer overflows, ASLR, DEP, canaries |
| 4 | Feb 14 |
Command injection Containment, sandboxing Malware |
| 5 | Feb 21 |
Malware and defenses |
| 6 | Feb 28 | Cryptography |
| 7 | Mar 7 |
Key distribution, public keys, hybrid cryptosystems
Integrity, hashes, digital signatures, signed software |
| 8 | Mar 14 | NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK |
| 9 | Mar 21 | Authentication |
| 10 | Mar 28 |
Biometric authentication,
Blockchain & Bitcoin |
| 11 | Apr 4 | Network security |
| 12 | Apr 11 | Web security |
| 13 | Apr 18 | VPNs, TLS, Firewalls, Intrusion detection, Zero Trust Architecture |
| 14 | Apr 25 |
CAPTCHA, Denial of Service, Mobile security, Content protection |
| 15 | May 2 |
Hiding: Steganography & watermarking, side-channel attacks,
Tor & anonymous communication, IoT, defenses, summary |
| 15 | May 9 | No final exam |
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