Syllabus
COMP 7370
12 February 2006
| Lesson | Date | Topic | Reading | Remarks |
| 1 | Tue 10 Jan | Introduction | None | None |
| 2 | Thu 12 Jan | The Distributed Reflection DoS Attack | by Steve Gibson Resource Page |
HW 1 due |
| 3 | Tue 17 Jan | Rushing Attacks and Defense in Wireless Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols | by Hu, Perrig & Johnson | None |
| 4 | Thu 19 Jan | WebSOS; An Overlay-based System for Protecting Web Servers from Denial of Service Attacks | by Stavrou et al | HW 2 due |
| 5 | Tue 24 Jan | On the Performance, Feasibility and Use of Forward -Secure Signatures | by Cronin, Jamin, Malkin and McDaniel | None |
| 6 | Thu 26 Jan | Two-Fish: A 128-Bit Block Cipher | by Schneier et al | HW 3 due |
| 7 | Tue 31 Jan | Project Preparation | Course Drop | 15th Class Day IAA |
| 8 | Thu 2 Feb | Cryptographic Security Techniques for Wireless Network
Assess Network Security |
by Patiyoot and Shepherd
Function Ten |
HW 4 due
|
| 9 | Tue 7 Feb | Preventing Piracy, Reverse Engineering, and Tampering
Verify Compliance |
by Naumovich & Memon
Function Three |
None
|
| 10 | Thu 9 Feb | 1. Computer Immunology 2. Immunity by Design |
Forrest et al Hofmeyr et al |
HW 5 due |
| 11 | Tue 14 Feb | Project 1 Turn-In | Class Drop | Project 1 Due IAA |
| 12 | Thu 16 Feb | A Mathematical Theory of Communication | Shannon | 1 Mar USMA IA Workshop Papers Due |
| 13 | Tue 21 Feb | The Rising Threat of
Vulnerabilities Due to Integer Errors Define Criticality and Sensitivity |
by Ahmad Function Seven |
None CNSSI 4012 |
| 14 | Thu 23 Feb | Chord |
Stoica et al |
HW 6 due |
| 15 | Tue 28 Feb | Exam 1 | all previous | None IAA |
| 16 | Thu 2 Mar | Understanding BGP Misconfiguration | Mahajan, Wetherall and Anderson | HW 7 due |
| 17 | Tue 7 Mar | Implementing a Distributed Firewall | Ioannidis et al | None |
| 18 | Thu 9 Mar | Project 2 Turn-In | Class Drop | Project 2 Due IAA |
| 19 | Tue 14 Mar | Development of Security Policies for Private Networks Grant Final ATO |
Bakry
Function One |
None
CNSSI 4012 |
| 20 | Thu 16 Mar | Wireless LAN Monitoring |
Yeo et al |
HW 8 due |
| 21 | Tue 21 Mar | 1. Digital Steganography 2. Hide and Seek: An Introduction to Steganography |
1. by Artz 2. by Provos and Honeyman |
None |
| 22 | Thu 23 Mar | 1. The Dangers of
Mitigating Security Design Flaws 2. Wireless LAN Location-Sensing for Security Applications |
1. by Petroni & Arbaugh 2. by Tao, Rudys, Ladd & Wallach |
HW 9 due |
| 23 | Tue 4 Apr | 1. Addressing
Reality: An Architectural Response to Real-World Demands
on the Evolving Internet 2. The Latest in VPNs Part 1 3. Scalability Implications of VPNs |
1. by Clark et al 2. by Metz 3. by De Clerq & Paridaens |
None |
| 24 | Thu 6 Apr | Paper 10 | Paper 10 | HW 10 due |
| 25 | Tue 11 Apr | Exam 2 | All Previous | None |
| 26 | Thu 13 Apr | Review Accreditation Ensure Establishment of Security Controls Ensure PMs Define Security in Acquisitions |
Function Two Function Four Function Five |
CNSSI 4012 |
| 27 | Tue 18 Apr | Assign Responsibilities Allocate Resources Multiple and Joint Accreditation |
Function Six Function Eight Function Nine |
CNSSI 4012 |
| 28 | Thu 20 Apr | Project Briefings | N/A | Project 3 Due |
| 29 | Tue 25 Apr | CNSSI 4012 Exam | All Previous | CNSSI 4012 |
| 30 | Thu 27 Apr | Course Review | all previous | None |
| 31 | Sat 6 May | Comprehensive
Final Exam 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
all previous | None |