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Cyber Security Spring 2010: Class Structure, Topics & Evaluation | Engage with Security Technologies & Design Techniques

Join Cyber Security Spring 2010 with Prof. Hinrichs to explore network security, secure programming, pentesting, and more. Dive into labs, papers, and projects for a hands-on learning experience. Evaluate your skills and expand your knowledge in this dynamic field.

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Cyber Security Spring 2010: Class Structure, Topics & Evaluation | Engage with Security Technologies & Design Techniques

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  1. CS460 Susan Hinrichs Spring 2010 Introduction to Cyber Security Lab Cyber Security Spring 2010

  2. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Administrivia • Meet Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30-1:45pm 1302 Siebel • Security lab in 0222 SC • Office hours in lab, time TBA • shinrich@cs.uiuc.edu • Office 4224 SC • Lab Assistant • Still looking for one...

  3. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Means of Communication • Newsgroup cs.class.cs460 • Compass for assignments • Web sitehttp://www.cs.illinois.edu/class/sp10/cs460 • Have a wiki set up for lab infrastructure notes • Could use that for other communication if beneficial

  4. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Class Structure • Complements introductory security courses like Computer Security I • Teach computer and network security mechanisms used in the field • Teach design techniques • A sampling of security technologies • Class meetings • Lectures on background material • In class exercises in lab • Guest lectures

  5. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Options for In Class Labs • 10 workstations in 0222 • Too few to allow for a good in class lab experience • Will try to supplement with some additional VMs • Want to identify a secondary time to allow for class labs to be run twice. • Before or after normal class time? • Some time on MWF?

  6. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Class Non-Goal • Class will not make you expert in any particular security technology • If that is your goal, better to take a specific technology training course or self study

  7. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Topics • Secure Programming • Least-privilege programming and impersonation • Worm anatomy • Malware frameworks • OS security • Windows ACLs and security policies • Vista/Windows 7 security additions • SE Linux domain type enforcement policies • Mandatory access controls in SE Linux and perhaps other OS's • User identity • Database Security

  8. Cyber Security Spring 2010 More Topics • Network Security • Firewall configuration • IPSec • IPv6 • Access control servers • Network intrusion detection and monitoring • Honey pots • Wireless security • Network scanning • Web security • Defensive system design • Security architectures • Penetration testing

  9. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Reading Materials • Introductory Security Text for reference • Like Pfleeger and Pfleeger's Security In Computing, or Bishop's Computer Security: Art and Science, or Stalling's text • Supplemented with many papers and manuals

  10. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Course Evaluation • ~5 Lab exercises – 50% • ~2 Papers – 25% • Final design project – 25% • Folks taking for graduate credit • Research/deploy an additional technology • Pick your technology soon • e.g. PAM, AppArmour, BitLocker

  11. Cyber Security Spring 2010 Questions for the class • Have you taken an introductory security class? • Are you familiar with Windows and/or Linux? • Are you comfortable with C, C++, and/or Java? • Are you familiar with IP networking? • What do you hope to get out of this class?

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