CS 419 Syllabus
Spring 2025
| week | date | topic* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 27 | Introduction: definitions, threats, and risks |
| 2 | Feb 3 | Cryptography |
| 3 | Feb 10 |
Key distribution, public keys, hybrid cryptosystems
Integrity, hashes, digital signatures, signed software |
| 4 | Feb 17 | Authentication, Biometric authentication |
| 5 | Feb 24 |
Blockchain & Bitcoin Exam 1 |
| 6 | Mar 3 |
Access control,
Recitation: CAPTCHA |
| 7 | Mar 10 |
Memory corruption vulnerabilities:
Code injection, Protection: ASLR, DEP, canaries |
| - | Mar 17 | NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK |
| 8 | Mar 24 |
Command injection Containment, sandboxing |
| 9 | Mar 31 |
Malware and defenses Exam 2 |
| 10 | Apr 7 | Network security |
| 11 | Apr 14 |
Network security (continued) Network security defenses: VPNs, TLS, Denial of Service and amplification attacks |
| 12 | Apr 21 |
Network security defenses:
Firewalls, Intrusion detection, Zero Trust Architecture
Web security |
| 13 | Apr 28 |
Hiding: Steganography & watermarking, side-channel attacks,
Tor & anonymous communication, Exam 3 |
| 14 | May 5 |
Mobile security, IoT issues, AI |
| 16 | Mon May 12 8:00-9:30pm | Final exam |
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