Introduction to Computer Security Spring 2023

This course introduces the principles and practices of computer security as applied to software, host systems, and networks. It covers the foundations of building, using, and managing secure systems. Topics include standard cryptographic functions and protocols, threats and defenses for real-world systems. See the schedule for details.

Course staff	Kirill Levchenko (instructor) Anthea Chen (teaching assistant) Tzu-Bin Yan (teaching assistant) Lavanya Ramkumar (teaching assistant) Saket Jajoo (teaching assistant) Abhinav Pappu (undergraduate assistant) Swim Shady (shark)
Lectures	Tue and Thu: 12:30pm – 1:45pm, 100 MSEB
Discussion Sections	All discussion sections are held in 2406 Siebel Center for Comp Sci. Wed 9:00am–9:50am (Tzu-Bin Yan) Wed 10:00am–10:50am (Tzu-Bin Yan) Wed 11:00am–11:50am (Saket Jajoo) Wed 12:00pm–12:50pm Wed 1:00pm–1:50am (Anthea Chen) Wed 2:00pm–2:50am (Lavanya Ramkumar) Wed 3:00pm–3:50am (Lavanya Ramkumar) Wed 4:00pm–4:50am (Saket Jajoo)
Office hours	Mon 9:00am – 11:00am with Tzu-Bin Yan in 5034 ECEB Mon 5:00pm – 6:00pm with Abhinav Pappu in 3013 ECEB Mon 6:00pm – 7:00pm with Anthea Chen in 3015 ECEB Tue 10:00am – 11:00am with Lavanya Ramkumar on Zoom Tue 2:00pm – 3:00pm with Saket Jajoo in 3036 ECEB Tue 3:30pm – 4:30pm with Lavanya Ramkumar in 3036 ECEB Tue 5:00pm – 6:00pm with Abhinav Pappu in 3013 ECEB Tue 6:00pm – 8:00pm with Anthea Chen in 3013 ECEB Wed 5:00pm – 7:00pm with Abhinav Pappu in 3020 ECEB Thu 2:00pm – 3:00pm with Saket Jajoo on Zoom Fri 4:00pm – 5:00pm with Prof. Levchenko in 468 CSL
Communications	We will make use of the following communication methods during this course: Slides and recordings: Schedule section of this site Assignments: Assignments section of this site Announcements, Q&A, and grades: Canvas For administrative issues, email ece422-staff@illinois.edu or ask a question on Canvas.
Prerequisites	Credit in CS 241 or ECE 391
Reference Books	No textbook is required, but if you would like additional references, we recommend: Security Engineering by Ross Anderson Cryptography Engineering by Ferguson, Schneier, and Kohno Introduction to Computer Security by Matt Bishop Computer Security: Principles and Practice by William Stallings Computer Security: Art and Science by Matt Bishop Security in Computing by Charles P. Pfleeger Introduction to Computer Security by Michael Goodrich and Roberto Tamassia
Resources	Security and Privacy Research at Illinois Security Course Roadmap

Grading

This course was initially developed by Michael Bailey as EECS 388 at the University of Michigan with support from Intel and is provided in part under a Creative Commons License.