Computer security is an increasingly important and difficult issue in our society. Why is it so hard to make a secure computer system? This course will explore some of the challenges, by looking at various kinds of attacks and how they can be prevented or mitigated. In the process, we will learn about core aspects of computer security.
This is not a "how to" course that will directly help you configure your antivirus software, firewall, etc. This course will help you understand the underlying vulnerabilities that make such counter-measures necessary.
Instructor:
Scott Stoller
Meeting Time and Place:
Monday, 10:40am-11:35am, in Irving Lounge (room 180)
Office Hours: Monday, 11:35am-1:35pm, in Computer Science 1429.
Also by appointment, and whenever I am in my office and not unusually busy
Credits: 1
I use Blackboard to send email to the class, so make sure that your email address in Blackboard is up-to-date. I also post documents and assignments in Blackboard.
The project description is on Blackboard.
| Attendance | 30 |
| Presentation | 20 |
| Report | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Attendance has a significant weight in the course grade because there are no homework assignments on most of the material covered in class, so the only way I can tell whether you are learning that material is in-class observation.
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