Note: The chapters are taken from the required textbook. Additional links and reading from internet sources will be added.

Week	Topics	Reading
1	Intro: Syllabus, Attacks and Defense Mechanisms [slides], Pen Testing Lab Setup	Ch. 1, 2 Intro to Pen testing textbook, OWASP Attack Categorization, Trusting Trust
2	Vulnerability Assessment, Threat Model, STRIDE [slides]	Vulnerability Assessments: The Pro-active Steps to Secure Your Organization
	Reconnaisance Lab	Ch. 3, ch. 5 GW, Attack Trees
3	Network Nuts and Bolts [slides], Research in Cybersecurity [slides], Lab: Edurange & GENI setup account	SANS Computer Networks Crash Course
	Network Nuts and bolts (continued)
4	Network Nuts and bolts (continued), Scanning Lab	SANS video tutorials (scroll down to the "Networking" section)
	Project Proposal Presentations
5	IDS [slides]	IDS tutorial
	IDS
6	IPS [slides], Firewalls [slides]	ch. 21 Sec Engr book
	Network Attacks [slides], Command Line Lab
7	DDoS Lab, Network Attacks [slides]
	DDoS Lab, Network Attacks [slides]
8	Midterm Review, Network Security Protocols [slides]
	Midterm	ch. 4: "Exploitation"
9	Spring Break
	Spring Break
10	Metasploit video, Metasploit unleashed
	Metasploit Q&A, Web App Exploits [slides]	ch. 6
11	Web App Exploits [slides]
	SQL Injection lab, Project progress checkpoint
12	Stack Exploits & Secure programming [slides]	Smashing the stack for fun and profit
	Cryptography [slides]
13	Cryptography [slides]
	Cryptography [slides]
14	Cryptography [slides]	RSA
	Cryptography
15	Hashing [slides], IPSec [slides]
	IPSec, Social Engineering[slides], Maltego tutorial	ch. 5
16	Legal and Ethical Issues in Cybersecurity [slides]	Homework solutions and class review [slides]
	Final Exam on May 2, 4-7 pm: Project Presentations