CS4235 Class schedule

Date Topic and Slides
Homework Class Activities
 
Required Reading Assignment Due  
7-Jan-03 Course Introduction and Admin   Bring text to class  
Tuesday  
9-Jan-03 Topic and Subject Introduction Investigate the "size of the problem/threat" - FBI/CSI Study (http://www.gocsi.com/press/20020407.html) & an outside article 1.   Biography/resume  
Thursday 2.   Article summary  
     
     
14-Jan-03 What is Information ______? As discovered by student Paper on definitions and sources  
Tuesday  
16-Jan-03 Strategic View of "InfoSec Space"   Read text preface and all chapter introductions   1.       Article critique on any current InfoSec technical topic  
Thursday Info Security Model Study Chapter 1 (pg. 1-20)  2.       Receive COE/IAE or University assignment and summary format   
  Computer Security Overview
slides: Is There a Security Problem in Computing?
Annex to NSTISSI 4011 (20 Jun 1994)     
21-Jan-03 Academic Sector of “InfoSec Space”
slides: Academic Security
Background on NIETP Two page summary of respective university   
Tuesday Review NSTSSI 4011  
  Other as required to investigate assigned university  
23-Jan-03 Library Orientation  https://www.library.gatech.edu/subjectguides_frame.htm Define company info to be gathered about private sector companies and summary format  
Thursday  
28-Jan-03 Private Sector of “InfoSec Space” As required to investigate assigned company
Two page summary on assigned InfoSec companies
assignment details and requirements
Guest Speaker: Roger Dixon
Tuesday  
30-Jan-03 Government Sector of “InfoSec Space” As required to investigate assigned department or agency found on course website Two page summary on assigned InfoSec agency/department
assignment details and requirements
Guest Speaker: Pat Gray
Thursday  
4-Feb-03 Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) CIP slides
Background on CIP (course website) Article critique on CIP-related topic 
assignment details and requirements
Designate areas of interest for term project
Tuesday    
6-Feb-03 Basic encryption and decryption Study Chapter 2  Bring encrypted message to class (algorithm and key)
assignment details and requirements
Select group members
Thursday (pp. 21-35, 40-52, 55-59, 64-65)  
11-Feb-03 Secure Encryption Systems
Slides
Study Chapter 3   Assign protocols to groups
Tuesday (pp. 69-77, 82-84, 91-92, 96-103, 112-118, 122-123)  
13-Feb-03 Using Encryption: Protocols and Practices Study Chapter 4 (pp. 126-169) Groups report on protocols
Group and protocol assignments
Guest Speaker: TBD
Thursday  
18-Feb-03 Program Security: Controls Study Chapter 5 (pp. 207-227) Project proposal due
 
Tuesday  
20-Feb-03 Network Security Study Chapter 9 (pp. 377-405) Anti-virus exercise
Guest Speaker: TBD
Thursday     assignment details and requirements
Receive Network Exercises #1 and #2
25-Feb-03 Network Security Study 9 (pp. 422-446) Network Exercise #1
assignment details and requirements
 
Tuesday  
27-Feb-03 Network Security   Network Exercise #2
assignment details and requirements
Guest Speaker: TBD
Thursday    
03-07Mar-03 Spring Break
11-Mar-03 Operating System Security Study Chapter 6 (pp. 228-266)


Tuesday Study Chapter 7 (pp. 287-288, 306-308)  
13-Mar-03 Administering Security/Business and Risk Study Chapter 10 (pp. 447-490)   Receive current Georgia Tech security policy
Thursday Computer Related Risks (Chapter 3)  
18-Mar-03 Administering Security/Business and Risk (Panel-OIT/Audit)   Policy Assessment assignment
 
Tuesday Panel from OIT
20-Mar-03 Legal and Ethical Issues  Study Chapter 11 (pp. 492-536) Article critique on Legal/Ethical issues topic
assignment details and requirements
Giovanni Iachello
Thursday  
25-Mar-03 Database Security Study Chapter 8  Written portion of term project  
Tuesday (pp. 336-376)  
27-Mar-03 Security Standards and Evaluations Review Common Criteria (part 1 and overview of part 2)
  Giovanni Iachello
Thursday        
1-Apr-03 Project Presentations
Tuesday
3-Apr-03 Project Presentations
Thursday
8-Apr-03 Project Presentations
Tuesday
10-Apr-03 Project Presentations
Thursday
15-Apr-03 Project Presentations
Tuesday
17-Apr-03        
Thursday  
22-Apr-03        
Tuesday  
24-Apr-03 Review and Summary Review all previous lesson material 1.       Come with points and issues to clarify with the class Last class
Thursday   2.       Feedback from Policy Assessment  


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