Course Schedule (subject to changes) Spring 2026

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

Unit	Tuesday Lecture	Thursday Lecture	Wednesday Discussion
Intro	Jan. 20 Introductions and Course Overview Ethics and Law	Jan. 22 Security Mindset x86 Assembly Review
Software Security	Jan. 27 Buffer Overflow	Jan. 29 Control Flow Hijacking	AppSec MP: CP 1
Software Security	Feb. 3 Control Flow Hijacking (continued)	Feb. 5 Malware	AppSec MP: CP 2
Web Security	Feb. 10 Web Security Introduction	Feb. 12 Web Security
Web Security	Feb. 17 Database Security	Feb. 19 Software Testing	WebSec MP: CP 1
OS Security	Feb. 24 Isolation and Authorization	Feb. 26 Authentication	WebSec MP: CP 2
OS Security	Mar. 3 Auditing and Forensics	Mar. 5 Hardware Security (guest lecture)	Extra office hours: 1-5 pm
Midterm	Mar. 10 Midterm Review	Mar. 12 Midterm Exam (in class)
SPRING BREAK
Cryptography	Mar. 24 Cryptographic Hash Functions	Mar. 26 Symmetric Encryption	Crypto MP: CP 1
Cryptography	Mar. 31 Symmetric Encryption (continued)	Apr. 2 Asymmetric Encryption and Key Exchange	Crypto MP: CP 2
Cryptography	Apr. 7 Message Integrity	Apr. 9 The Network Stack
Network Security	Apr. 14 Transport-Layer Security	Apr. 16 TLS	NetSec MP: CP 1
Network Security	Apr. 21 Link- and Network-Layer Security	Apr. 23 Domain Name System (DNS) Security	NetSec MP: CP 2
Network Security	Apr. 28 Denial of Service	Apr. 30 Anonymity	Extra office hours: 1-5 pm
Final Exam	May. 5 Final Exam Review	May 7 READING DAY