CIS 551 / TCOM 401- Computer and Network Security
Spring 2005
Time: Tues. & Thurs. 1:30 - 3:00
Room: Towne 303
Instructors:
Matt Blaze (e-mail: blaze at-sign cis.upenn.edu)
Steve Zdancewic
(e-mail: stevez at-sign cis.upenn.edu)
Teaching Assistants:
Eric Cronin
(e-mail: ecronin at-sign cis.upenn.edu)
Guarav Shaw
(e-mail: gauravsh at-sign seas.upenn.edu)
Topics (roughly):
- System Security: hacker behavior, intrusion & anomaly detection, hacker and admin
tools
- Networks & Infrastructure: TCP/IP, Denial of Service, IPSEC, TLS/SSL
- Basic Cryptography: Shared key crypto (AES/DES), Public Key Crypto (RSA),
hashes
- Crypto software: Open SSL library, applications (authentication,
digital signatures)
- Trust & Configuration management
- Malicious code: buffer overflows, viruses, worms,
protection mechanisms
- Covert Channels
Reading
There is no required textbook for this class. Instead, see the following sources:
Grading Criteria
- 15% Midterm 1 - date tentatively Feb. 10th
- 15% Midterm 2 - date to be determined
- 25% Final exam - date to be determined
- 20% Two individual projects
- 20% Group project
- 05% Course participation