Course Schedule of Topics and Due Dates

Textbook: Computer Security and the Internet: Tools and Jewels from Malware to Bitcoin

Week Date Topic Reading Worksheet Assignment
1 Mon 1/12 Intro, Risk Modeling 1.0–1.8
Protection of Information Sec. I.A
W1 - Due Sun 1/18 HW1 - Due Wed 1/28
2 Mon 1/19 No class. MLK day
3 Mon 1/26 Cryptography I 2.1–2.2 W2 - Due Sun 2/1
4 Mon 2/2 Cryptography II 2.3–2.6, 4.2–4.3 W3 - Due Sun 2/8 HW2 - Due Fri 2/27
5 Mon 2/9 Authentication 2.7, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6 W4 - Due Sun 2/15
6 Mon 2/16 No class. Presidents' day
7 Mon 2/23 PKI 8.1–8.6 W5 - Due Sun 3/1 Project Topic - Due Wed 2/25
8 Mon 3/2 Midterm exam
9 Mon 3/9 No class. Spring break
10 Mon 3/16 OS Security & Access Control 5.1–5.4 W6 - Due Sun 3/22
11 Mon 3/23 Software Security I 5.5–5.6, 6.1–6.2
More attacks
W7 - Due Sun 3/30 HW3 - Due Mon 4/13
12 Mon 3/30 Software Security II 6.3–6.6 W8 - Due Sun 4/5 Project Bibliography - Due Wed 4/1
13 Mon 4/6 Malware 7.1–7.8 W9 - Due Sun 4/12
14 Mon 4/13 Web Security 9.1–9.3, 9.5–9.6
Network Foundation
W10 - Due Sun 4/19
15 Mon 4/20 TA-led review session for final Project presentation & report - Due Wed 4/22
16 Mon 4/27 Final exam