CS 461, ECE 422

Course Schedule Fall 2022

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


Unit Tuesday Lecture Thursday Lecture Wednesday Discussion
Intro Aug. 23
Introductions and Course Overview
Chapter 01 – Security Mindset
Aug. 25
Chapter 02 – Ethics and Law
 		x86 Assembly Review [Slides]
Software Security Aug. 30
Chapter 03 – Buffer Overflow
 		Sep. 1
Chapter 04 – Control Flow Hijacking
 		AppSec MP: CP 1 [Slides]
Software Security Sep. 6
Chapter 05 - Malware
AppSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due on Wed. Sep. 7 at 6pm
 Sep. 8
Chapter 06 - Malware Defenses 		AppSec MP: CP 2 [Slides]
Web Security Sep. 13
Chapter 07 - Introduction to Web Security 		Sep. 15
Chapter 08 - Web Security
AppSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
OS Security Sep. 20
Chapter 9 - Database Security 		Sep. 22
Chapter 10 - Isolation and Authorization 		WebSec MP: CP 1 [Slides]
OS Security Sep. 27
Chapter 11 - Auditing and Forensics
WebSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Sep. 29
Chapter 12 - Authentication 		WebSec MP: CP 2 [Slides]
Special Topics Oct. 4
Chapter 13 - Cloud Security 		Oct. 6
Chapter 14 - Usable Security and Privacy
WebSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Midterm Oct. 11
Midterm Review 		Oct. 13
Midterm Exam 		Midterm Review [Slides]
Cryptography Oct. 18
Chapter 15 - Hashing 		Oct. 20
Chapter 16 - Symmetric Encryption 		Crypto MP: CP 1 [Slides]
Cryptography Oct. 25
Chapter 17 - Asymmetric Encryption and Key Exchange
Crypto Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Oct. 27
Chapter 18 - Message Integrity 		Crypto MP: CP 2 [Slides]
Network Security Nov. 1
Chapter 19 - The Network Stack 		Nov. 3
Chapter 20 - Link-Layer Security
Crypto Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Network Security Nov. 8
No Class (Election Day) 		Nov. 10
Chapter 21 - Internet-Layer Security 		NetSec MP: CP 1 [Slides]
Network Security Nov. 15
Chapter 22 - Transport-Layer Security
NetSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Nov. 17
Chapter 23 - TLS 		NetSec MP: CP 2 [Slides]
FALL BREAK
Special Topics Nov. 29
Chapter 24 - DNS 		Dec. 1
Chapter 25 - Anonymity
NetSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Final Exam Dec. 6
Chapter 26 - Denial of Service
Final Exam Review 		Dec. 8
READING DAY 		Final Exam Review [Slides]

Midterm Exam

Any 2 Hour window between Oct 13 at 9 am Central and 9 pm Central, available on Canvas.

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 9 am Central and 9 pm Central, available on Canvas.