CIS4360 - Computer Security Fundamentals - Spring 2025 - Schedule

DateTopicResourcesHomework
Week 11/07Logistics. Introduction.Logistics   Slide 0 
1/09Network Security: Sniffing & Spoofing, DoS: direct and reflection, fragmentation and Ping of Death and TearDrop Slide 1
Week 21/14Network Security, continued: TCP issues, TCP SYN Flood, TCP HijackingSlide 1Lab 1
1/16Network Security, continued: DNS and Kaminsky's attack. Slide 1
Week 31/21Campus closed
1/23Campus closed
Week 41/28Software Security: Access control, MAC and Bell-LaPadula model, Access Control List with examples in Unix, setuid. Slide 2
1/30Software Security, continued: attacks on setuid programs via capability leaking, race condition, and environment variables. Slide 2Lab 1 due (1/31)
    Week 5     2/04Web Security: overview, SQL Injection, CRSF attackSlide 3Lab 2
     2/06Web Security, continued: XSS attac. Intro to Crypto: classical ciphers, perfect secrecy and one-time pad Slide 3,     Slide 4
Week 62/11Intro to Crypto, continued: limitation of one-time pad, principles of modern crypto. Blockcipher: syntax, PRF security.  Slide 4,  Slide 5Lab 2 due (2/10)
Lab 3
2/13
Week 72/18
2/20Lab 3 due (2/21)
Week 82/25
2/27
   Week 9     3/04
3/06
Week 103/11Springbreak
3/13Springbreak
Week 113/18
3/20
Week 123/25
3/27
Week 134/01
4/03
Week 144/08
4/10
Week 154/15
4/17
   Week 16     4/22
     4/24