Weekly Schedule

Lecture, Reading and Assignment Schedule

Abbreviation:

CSPP: Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 4th edition

Date

Lecture: Notes

Aug 21

Logistics & Introduction: No Reading

Aug 23

Software Security: Basics: No Reading

Aug 28

Software Security: Control flow hijacking: ReadingCSPP Chapter 10; Codelec03.tar.gz

Aug 30

Software Security: Write the shellcode: Assignment 1 Due 09/15

Sep 04

Labor day (no class)

Sep 06

Software Security: Format String vulnerabilities: ReadingFormat String; Assignment 2 Due 09/21

Sep 11

Software Security: Code Reuse (ret2libc): ReadingROP; Codelec06.tar.gz

Sep 13

Software Security: ROP: Codelec07.tar.gz; Assignment 3 Due 09/29

Sep 18

Software Security: hw1 review + CFI: Codelec08.tar.gz

Sep 20

Software Security: reverse shell: ReadingReverse Shell Cheatsheet

Sep 25

Software Security: heap exploit: Codelec10.tar.gz

Sep 27

Software Security: integer overflow + race condition: Codelec11.tar.gz

Oct 02

Software Security: malware + malware defense: ReadingCSPP Chapter 6

Oct 04

Software Security: vulnerability discovery: symbolic execution + fuzzing: Codeafl tutorial; Assignment 4 Due 10/19

Oct 09

Password + Authentication: ReadingCSPP Chapter 3

Oct 11

Authentication + hw3 + midterm review

Oct 16

NSF travel (take-home midterm exam, no class)

Oct 18

Access Control: ReadingCSPP Chapter 4

Oct 23

Crypto: Crypto Basic + Hash Function + Symmetric-Key Encryption: ReadingCSPP Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 20.1-20.3

Oct 25

Crypto: Symmetric-Key Encryption + Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange: ReadingCSPP Chapter 20.4, 20.5, 21.4

Oct 30

Crypto: Publik-Key Encryption: ReadingCSPP Chapter 21.3,

Nov 01

Operating System Security: ReadingCSPP Chapter 12

Nov 06

Network Security: IDS + IPS + Firewalls: ReadingCSPP Chapter 8 and 9

Nov 08

Network Security: IP TCP/UDP Layers Security: ReadingCSPP Chapter 7.1-7.3, Chapter 22.5.

Nov 13

Network Security: TLS, Digital Certificate (X.509) + Side-Channel Attacks: ReadingCSPP Chapter 22.3, 22.4, 23.2.

Nov 15

Special Topics: LLMs for Security: ReadingSee email or blackboard notifications.

Nov 20

Cache-Side Channels, Spectre and Metldown

Nov 22

Special Topics: Autonomous Car Security: ReadingSee email or blackboard notifications.

Nov 27

Class (Homeworks) Review

Nov 29

Final Project Presentation