CS4235/ECE4115 (Fall 2018) Course Schedule

Date Topics Assignments Text Reading

08/21/18 Course Introduction & Security Mindset Chapter 1

08/23/18 Software Security Quiz 1 Chapters 10&11

Begin: 08/27/18
End: 09/05/18

08/28/18 Operating Systems Security Chapter 12

08/30/18 Malicious Code Chapter 6

09/04/18 Modern Malware Project 1 Chapter 7

Begin: 08/24/18
End: 09/18/18

09/06/18 Introduction to Cryptography Quiz 2 Chapter 2

Begin: 09/06/18
End: 09/15/18

09/11/18 Symmetric Encryption Chapter 20

09/13/18 Public-Key Cryptography Quiz 3 Chapter 21

Begin: 09/16/18
End: 09/25/18

09/18/18 Hashes Chapter 21

09/20/18 IPSec and Security Protocols Chapter 22&23

09/25/18 Authentication Project 2 Chapter 3

Begin09/18/18
End: 10/11/18

Quiz 4
Begin: 09/26/18
End: 10/05/18

09/27/18 Access Control Chapter 4

10/02/18 First Half Course Review

10/04/18 Exam 1 Quiz 5

Begin: 10/06/18
End: 10/15/18

10/09/18 Fall Break

10/11/18 No Class Project 3

Begin: 10/11/18
End: 11/06/18
10/16/18 Threats and Vulnerabilities Quiz 6
Begin: 10/16/18
End: 10/25/18

10/18/18 Database Security Chapter 5

10/23/18 Network Security 1

10/25/18 Network Security 2/Wireless Security Quiz 7 Chapter 24

Begin: 10/26/18
End: 11/04/18

10/30/18 Web Security

11/01/18 Firewalls Project 4 Chapter 9

Begin: 11/06/18
End: 12/04/18

11/06/18 Intrusion Detection Quiz 8 Chapter 8

Begin: 11/05/18
End: 11/14/18

11/08/18 Ethical Hacking/Penetration Testing

11/13/18 Security Management Chapter 14

11/15/18 Cyber Risk Assessment Quiz 9 Chapter 15

Begin11/15/18
End: 11/24/18

11/20/18 No Class

11/22/18 No Class (Thanksgiving Day)

11/27/18 Law, Ethics, and Privacy Quiz 10 Chapter 19

Begin: 11/25/18
End: 12/03/18

11/29/18 Second Half Course Review

12/04/18 Exam 2