Updated: Wednesday, 26-Oct-2005 07:46:09 EDT
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| Title | Topics | Format | Examples | Notes |
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| Introduction | SOEN; Review: Trust Model, CIAN Key Terms; Review: 10 Pages : Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow: Pay Now Or Pay Later | TXT | ||
| Safer E-mail practices and an Intro to Crypto | Safe Email Practices for Yourself and Others; Hashing, conventional crypto, symmetric crypto. | TXT | Examples: Lame DoS Javascript; Embedded virus; Embedded pixel "images" from remote scripts. Turning off HTML graphics distplay and outgoing message format in Yahoo! and Hotmail (HTML). | |
| UNIX Security, Part I |
Introduction to UNIX security. Background of UNIX file system, VFS, NFS.
File Permissions; suid and sgid programs.
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PPT | PDF | ||
| UNIX Security, Part II | Threats: Tojans, UNIX path, Login, Worms, Viruses | PPT | PDF | ||
| Midterm Overview | Topics overview for the midterm. | PPT | PDF | ||
| Intro to Internet-services from Security Standpoint | Connectivity; Security Domains; Firewalls | PPT | PDF | ||
| Intro to Internet-services from Security Standpoint II | Secure Communication; ISO Stack and Layers; Packet Encapsulation; | PPT | PDF | ||
| Intro to DNS | DNS and Security; DNS Tools in UNIX; Threats | PPT | PDF | ||
| Flaws In Cryptographic Protocols | Freshness Flaws; Oracle Flaws (single and multi-); Type Flaws; Implementation-Dependent Flaws; Elimentary Flaws; Others | PPT | PDF | ||
| Title | Topics | Format | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Management | Risk Management | TXT | HTML | ||
| Cybersecurity | Cybersecurity | TXT | HTML | ||
| Building Secure Software | Building Secure Software | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Security Overview | Overview | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| CIA, Pass 2 | CIA | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Secure Operating Systems | UNIX Considered Harmful | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| SUID, Sandboxing, Firewalls | UNIX cont'd | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Review of Cryptography | Crypto | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Simple Cryptographic Examples | Crypto 2 | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Firewalls | Firewalls | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Design Principles for Security-Conscious Systems | Design issues. | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Principles of "Network security" | Network | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Supplement on Domain Name System (DNS) Security | DNS | TXT | HTML | Dr. Probst | |
| Intrusion Detection Systems | Intrusion Detection Systems | PPT | PDF | TXT | HTML | PPT (and PDF) slides are primarily based on the .txt version of Dr. Probst's notes. | |
| Denial of Service | DoS and DDoS | PPT | PDF | ||
| SSL | SSL | PPT | PDF | ||
| Flaws in Cryptographic Protocols | Flaws. | PPT | PDF | Same as in tutorials. | |
| In restrospect... | Review of all questions. | PPT | PDF | Based on the recent and old archives. | |
| Review for Final, A2 | A2 solution and final exam issues. | PPT | PDF |
All assignments are due till midnight on a specified date. Don't forget the Submission Guidelines!!!
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