Course Schedule Fall 2020

This schedule is subject to change. Please check back frequently.

Unit	Tuesday Lecture	Thursday Lecture	Weekly Discussion
Intro	Aug. 25 Introductions and Course Overview Chapter 01 – Adversarial Mindset	Aug. 27 Chapter 02 – Ethics and Law	x86 Assembly Review
Software Security	Sep. 1 Chapter 03 – Buffer Overflow	Sep. 3 Chapter 04 – Control Flow Hijacking	AppSec MP: CP 1
Software Security	Sep. 8 Chapter 05 - Malware AppSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm	Sep. 10 Chapter 06 - Malware Defenses	AppSec MP: CP 2
OS Security	Sep. 15 Chapter 07 - Isolation and Authorization	Sep. 17 Chapter 08 - Authentication AppSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm	WebSec Background
Web Security	Sep. 22 Chapter 09 - Web Security	Sep. 24 Chapter 10 - Database Security	WebSec MP: CP 1
OS Security Continued	Sep. 29 Chapter 11 - Authorization in the Linux Kernel WebSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm	Oct. 1 Chapter 12 - Auditing and Forensics	WebSec MP: CP 2
OS Security Continued	Oct. 6 Chapter 13 - Cloud Computing	Oct. 8 Midterm Exam Review WebSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm	Lecture & MP Content Review
Cryptography	Oct. 13 Class Cancelled (Online Midterm)	Oct. 15 Chapter 14 - Hashing
Cryptography	Oct. 20 Chapter 15 - Symmetric Encryption	Oct. 22 Chapter 16 - Asymmetric Encryption and Key Exchange	Crypto MP: CP 1
Cryptography	Oct. 27 Chapter 17 - Message Integrity Crypto Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm	Oct. 29 Chapter 18 - The Internet Protocol Stack	Crypto MP: CP 2
Network Security	Nov. 3 ELECTION DAY	Nov. 5 Chapter 19 - Link-Layer Security Crypto Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm on Friday Nov 6th	Network Background
Network Security	Nov. 10 Chapter 20 - Internet-Layer Security	Nov. 12 Chapter 21 - Transport-Layer Security	NetSec MP: CP 1
Network Security	Nov. 17 Chapter 22 - Application-Layer Security: TLS NetSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm	Nov. 19 Chapter 23 - Application-Layer Security: DNS	NetSec MP: CP 2
FALL BREAK
Anonymity and Privacy	Dec. 1 Chapter 24 - Anonymous Communication	Dec. 3 Chapter 25 - Bitcoin and Contact Tracing NetSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm	Lecture & MP Content Review
	Dec. 8 Final Exam Review	Dec. 10 READING DAY

Midterm Exam:

Any 2 Hour window between Oct 11 at 8 pm Central and Oct 13 at 8 Central pm, available on Compass.

Sample Exams: Midterm Spring '17, Midterm Spring '18, Midterm Fall '18, Midterm Fall '19, Midterm Spring '20.

Final Exam:

Any 2 Hour window between Dec 13 at 8 pm Central and Dec 15 at 8 pm Central, available on Compass.

We will not release past final exams. You can expect a similar length, format, and difficulty as the midterm.