DATES | TOPIC | Assignments Due (5:30pm Before Class) |
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Wednesday, 1/15/2020 |
Introduction to the Course Threat Modeling |
Anderson, Ch. 1 Read the beginning of each chapter, skim the rest of the chapter: “Threat Modeling,” by Adam Shostack, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 4 Optional: Schneier, Chapter 21 |
Wednesday, 1/22/2020 |
Introduction to Linux | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Introduction to Cryptography |
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Wednesday, 1/29/2020 |
Symmetric Cryptography
Asymmetric Cryptography |
Lab 1: Threat Modeling
Quiz: Anderson, Ch. 5, pp. 129-149 (2nd ed.); pp. 138–156 (3rd ed.). Tutorial: Introduction to Linux Tutorial: Introduction to Google Cloud Platform |
Wednesday, 2/5/2020 |
Crypto Wars Digital Certificates and PKI |
Lab 2: Symmetric Cryptography |
Wednesday, 2/12/2020 |
Assign Milestone 1: Threat model Authentication and Passwords Password Cracking |
2nd edition: Anderson Ch. 2, pp. 31-39, 56-58 Or: 3rd edition: Anderson Ch. 3, pp. 90-97 (section 3.4–3.4.4.2)-, pp. 105-110 (section 3.4.9–3.4.12) Gosney, “How LinkedIn’s password sloppiness hurts us all“ Goodin, “Why passwords have never been weaker” Quiz: Authentication and Passwords Lab 3: Asymmetric Cryptography
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Wednesday, 2/19/2020 |
Introduction to networking Vulnerability Scanning |
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Wednesday, 2/26/2020 |
No class; Milestone group work day |
Lab 4: Digital Certificates and PKI |
Wednesday, 3/4/2020 |
No class; Spring Break |
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Wednesday, 3/11/2020 |
Assign Milestone 2: Penetration test Vulnerability Exploitation In-class lab work |
Milestone 1: Threat Model due Lab 5: Password Cracking |
Wednesday, 3/18/2020 |
Exploitation demonstration Milestone group workday |
Lab 6: Vulnerability Scanning |
Wednesday, 3/25/2020 |
Assign Milestone 3 Physical security The Human Element of Security |
Online video: Bruce Schneier, The Security Mirage “Cosmo, the Hacker ‘God’ Who Fell to Earth,” by Mat Honan. Anderson, Chapter 11 (Physical Protection)
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Wednesday, 4/1/2020 |
Assign Milestone 4 Incident Response Information Privacy |
Quiz: Anderson, Chapter 11 (Physical Protection) Lab 7: Exploitation Milestone 2: Penetration test report draft due |
Wednesday, 4/8/2020 |
Risk assessment
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Lab 8: Physical Security Lab 9: Social Engineering Quiz: “Citizenfour” film Milestone 3: Penetration test report due (Due 1 Week from Comments) |
Wednesday, 4/15/2020 |
Assign Milestone 5 Malware Analysis Risk case study: Maersk |
Milestone 4: Risk assessment report draft Read Case Study: Link |
Wednesday, 4/22/2020 |
Course wrap-up |
Quiz: “Zero Days” film. Lab 10: Web Privacy Lab 11: Malware Analysis (Extra Credit) |
Wednesday, 4/29/2020 |
Final exam period begins |
Final Exam (Online via Canvas) Milestone 5: Final risk assessment report due |
Tuesday, 5/5/2020 |
Last day of final exams |
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