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Information Systems Integration

Department of Management Information Systems, Temple University

Information Systems Integration

MIS 4596.002 ■ Spring 2020 ■ Patrick J. Wasson
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DATES TOPIC Assignments Due (5:30pm Before Class)
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

 

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

 

Wednesday, 2/19/2020

 

Introduction to networking

Vulnerability Scanning

 

Wednesday, 2/26/2020

No class; Milestone group work day 

Lab 4: Digital Certificates and PKI

Wednesday, 3/4/2020

No class; Spring Break

 

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)

 

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

 

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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