CS 4235 - Summer 2007
Introduction to Information Security

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An overview of the course schedule is provided below. Click on the links to view readings and homework assignments. Students are expected to have readings completed before the specified class so that they can actively participate in class.

Date Lecture Topic Reading HW Due HW Assigned
Tue, May 15 Admin, Intro, Overview

HW 0
Thurs, May 17 "The Problem"
HW groups assigned 		HW 0
Tue, May 22 Decision Making and Risk Management
  • Pfleeger, Chapter 1
  • Annex of NSTISSI-4011
  • Preface of Pipkin, "Information Security", available here


Thurs, May 24 Historical Context
HW group 1 presents
HW group 7 critiques
HW 1
Critique #1
Tue, May 29 Sectors of "Infosec Space"
HW groups 2, 3, 4 present
HW groups 6, 5, 1 critique
Project groups assigned 		None

Thurs, May 31 Applications of Infosec
HW groups 5, 6, 7 present
HW groups 2, 3, 4 critique 		HW 1 HW 2
Tue, June 5 Encryption & Decryption Pfleeger, 2.1 - 2.4 HW 2
Thurs, June 7 Guest Lecture, Chris Rouland Pfleeger, 2.5 - 2.9, 2.11

Tue, June 12 Project Group Meeting


Thurs, June 14 Program Security Chapter 3 Critique #1
Project Proposal		 HW 3
Tue, June 19 OS Security Chapter 4 HW 3
Thurs, June 21 OS Security Chapter 5
HW 4
Critique #2
Tue, June 26 Network Security Chapter 7 HW 4
Thurs, June 28 Network Security

HW 5
Tue, July 3 Security Administration Chapter 8
Thurs, July 5 Project Group Meeting No class will be held. Use this time to work with your project groups.
Tue, July 10 Economics of Cybersecurity HW 5
Thurs, July 12 Privacy in Computing Critique #2
Tue, July 17 Legal and Ethical Issues Project
Thurs, July 19 Project Presentations
Groups 5, 3, and 2 will present.
Tue, July 24 Project Presentations
Groups 6, 8, and 7 will present.
Thurs, July 26 Project Presentations
Groups 1 and 4 will present.