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


CNSSI 4012

9 Tue 7 Feb Preventing Piracy, Reverse Engineering, and Tampering

Verify Compliance

by Naumovich & Memon

Function Three

None


CNSSI 4012

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