Computer & Network Security – Fall 2019

Instructor Dave Levin
TA Josephine Chow
Class Tu/Th 3:30-4:45, CSIC 3117
Office hours Dave: TBA
Josephine: TBA

Course Overview

This course will cover advanced topics in computer and network security, including (but not limited to): anonymity, privacy, memory safety, malware, denial of service attacks, trusted hardware, security design principles, and empirically measuring security "in the wild". This will be a largely paper-driven course (there is no textbook), preparing students for research in (or around) the broad area of security. Students will gain first-hand experience launching attacks in controlled environments.

This will be a qualifying course.


Grading

40% Final project

The bulk of the grade will come from a semester-long project.

30% Exams

There will be a take-home final exam.

10% Attacks

Each lecture will begin with an attack presentation by a small group.

10% Reading responses

Respond to each week's papers.

  9% Class participation

Engage in class discussions.

  1% Meet your professor

Meet with Dave one-on-one to discuss something unrelated to class.


Textbooks

There are no required texts. Papers and various resources will be provided throughout the semester.


Final Exam

The official campus schedule has us scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, 10:30am-12:30pm, but the final exam will be a take-home.

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