Note: The chapters are taken from the required textbook. Additional links and reading from internet sources will be added.
| Date | Topics | Reading | HW & Project | Labs |
| Jan. 9 | Intro: Syllabus, Vulnerabilities, Threats, Attacks [slides] | Ch. 1 | HW0: create a GENI NCSA account, download kali VM, metasploitable (Note: this homerk will not be graded, but it is needed to complete the rest of your assignments) | L1: Command line |
| Jan. 14 | Authentication [slides] | Ch. 2 | ||
| Jan. 16 | Authentication [slides], Khan academy videos on information theory. | Ch. 2 | ||
| Jan. 21 | Additional Reading SHA1, Access Control [slides], Reconnaissance [slides] | Ch. 2 | ||
| Jan. 23 | Cryptography - intro [slides] | Ch. 2 | ||
| Jan. 28 | Cryptography - intro [slides] | Ch. 12 | ||
| Jan. 30 | Cryptography - DES, AES DES, AES [slides] | Ch. 12 | L2: Password tools | |
| Feb. 4 | Cryptography - Key Exchange Diffie Hellman [slides], Confusion vs. Diffusion [link] | Ch. 12 | HW1 | |
| Feb. 6 | Cryptography - RSA | Ch. 12 | ||
| Feb. 11 | Computer networks nuts and volts [slides] | L3: crypto tools | ||
| Feb. 13 | Computer networks nuts and volts [slides] | |||
| Feb. 18 | Computer networks nuts and volts (DNS, TCP, UDP), Midterm Review | |||
| Feb. 20 | Midterm Exam | |||
| Feb. 25 | Computer Networks (TCP/IP) | L4: Wireshark | ||
| Feb. 27 | Computer Networks (TCP/IP) | |||
| 3-Mar | Web app exploits [slides] | ch. 4 | ||
| 5-Mar | Web app exploits, Browser vulnerabilities [slides] | ch. 4 | HW2: injection, XSS, GENI TCP/IP stack | Lab 5: Web app exploits (in class, no submission on Oaks) |
| 10-Mar | Network Security [slides] | ch. 6 | ||
| 12-Mar | Computer Networks (ARP) - Online lecture [video1: Layer 2, video2: Protocol Insecurities Part1, video3>] | ch. 6 | ||
| 17-Mar | Spring Break | |||
| 19-Mar | Spring Break | Deadline for NCL Registration - March 20 | ||
| 24-Mar | Network Security | Project: NCL March 23-30 Mandatory Pre-season | ||
| 26-Mar | Network Security | HW3: GENI DNS spoofing, DDoS & Snort | ||
| 31-Mar | Software security | ch. 3 | ||
| 2-Apr | Software security [slides] | ch. 3, Smashing the stack for fun and profit | Project: NCL April 3-5 Mandatory Individual Game | |
| 7-Apr | Software security | ch. 3 | ||
| 9-Apr | OS security [slides] | ch. 5 | Lab 6: Penetration Testing | |
| 14-Apr | OS security | ch. 5 | ||
| 16-Apr | OS security | ch. 5 | HW4: buffer 0verflow | |
| 21-Apr | Final review [pdf, slides] | |||
| Final Exam: Section 01 April 28 16:00 - 19:00, Section 02 April 26 16:00 - 19:00 |