Dr. Durant: CS-4920 Information Security: Course Outline

Week Day Area Topics Reading (Kaufman) Discussion (Schneier)
1
9-13 March
W Context Introduction (none)
R Security principles Chapter 1: Moore & Pettigrew
F Engineering introduction Chapter 1 Chapters 2 and 3: Zvarych & Durante
2
16-20 March
W Legal Issues and HIPAA Chapters 4 and 5: Vogel & Donohew
R Cryptography Introduction to cryptography Chapter 2 Chapter 6: Bitz & Overboe
F Secret key cryptography Chapter 3 (pp. 59-75, 92-93) Chapter 7: Jackson & Dorn
3
23-27 March
W ...continued Chapter 8: Almatrudi & Ramirez
R Modes of operation Chapter 4 Chapter 9: Loberger & Frasier
F Guest Speakers: Direct Supply: CE alumni Greg Matthews and Jim Strassburg (none)
4
30 March - 3 April
W ...continued   Chapter 10: DiMotto & Viana Teixeira
R Hashes and message digests Chapter 5 Chapter 11: Sparks & Maki
F Spring Break
5
6-10 April
W ...continued Chapter 12: Ault & Voller
R Public key algorithms (and modular arithmetic) Chapter 6 (pp. 147-160, 163-170) Chapter 13: Bartels & Cook
F Guest Speaker from 403 Labs: Michael Vieau (none)
6
13-17 April
W Midterm Exam 2006 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2015 (none)
R Cryptography ...continued   Chapter 14: Spaeth & Wittman
F ...continued   Chapter 15: Krytkowski & Herman
7
20-24 April
W Standards Real-time communication security Chapter 16 Chapter 16: Suckow & Hoffmann
R Guest Speaker: SE Alumnus Nick Gartmann, RokkinCat (none)
F ...continued   Chapter 17 & Author's Note: Kimpel
8
27 April - 1 May
W Student presentations
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9
4-8 May
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10
11-15 May
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11
18-22 May
R Final Exam Practice questions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)

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