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Malware and Software Security Analysis Course Info & Resources

Dive into malware, software vulnerabilities, & security with program projects, research, & coursework, covering testing, defense, detection.

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Malware and Software Security Analysis Course Info & Resources

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  1. CAP6135: Malware and Software Vulnerability Analysis Cliff ZouSpring 2010

  2. Course Information • Teacher: Cliff Zou • Office: HEC335 407-823-5015 • Email: czou@cs.ucf.edu • Office hour: TuTh 1pm – 3pm • TA: TBD • Course Webpage: • Course time: Tuesday/Thursday 3pm – 4:15pm • http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CAP6135/index.html • Use WebCourse for homework submissions, and grading feedback • Online lecture video stream: • UCF Tegrity • http://tegrity.ucf.edu/listallcourses/listing.aspx • Recorded by myself via my Tablet PC • Video available usually two hours after each lecture

  3. Prerequisites • C programming language • For our program projects • Knowledge on computer architecture • Know stack, heap, memory • Knowledge on OS, algorithm, networking • Basic usage of Unix machine • We will need to use Unix machine in our department: eustis.eecs.ucf.edu, for programming projects

  4. Objectives • Learn software vulnerability • Underlying reason for most computer security problems • Buffer overflow: stack, heap, integer • Buffer overflow defense: • stackguard, address randomization … • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_overflow • How to build secure software • Software assessment, testing • E.g., Fuzz testing

  5. Objectives • Learn computer malware: • Malware: malicious software • Viruses, worms, botnets • Email virus/worm, spam, phishing, pharming • Spyware, adware • Trojan, rootkits,…. • A good resource for reading: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware • Learn their characteristics • Learn how to detect • Learn how to defend

  6. Objective • Learn state-of-art research on malware and software security • Paper reading/presentation for selected milestone papers on related research topics • Lecture session students: • Required to participate in presentation of assigned papers, in-class discussion • Online students: • Read assigned paper, write review • Comment on in-class student’s presentation • Your evaluation will feedback to presenter!

  7. Course Materials • No required textbook. Reference books: • Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way  by John Viega, Gary McGraw • Software Security: Building Security In (Addison-Wesley Software Security Series) (Paperback) Gary McGraw • 19 Deadly Sins of Software Security (Security One-off)  by Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, John Viega • Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition by Jon Erickson • Reference courses: • CS161: Computer Security, By Dawn Song from UC, Berkley. • Software Security, by Erik Poll from Radboud University Nijmegen. • Introduction to Software Security, by Vinod Ganapathy from Rutgers • Wikipiedia: Great resource and tutorial for initial learning • Other references as we go on: • First time to teach it, learn as it goes on

  8. Grading Guideline • Coursework      face-to-face     online streaming • In-class presentation      20%                     N/A • In-class participation     10%                     N/A • Paper review reports      N/A                       25% • Homework                    15%                      20% • Program projects            25%                      25% • Final term project            30%                     30%

  9. Course Assignment – face-to-face students • Paper presentation • Each class will have two students present two selected milestone papers • Students are required to participate and provide discussion • Discussion will count in your grade! • Occupy about half of the course time • The other half is my lecture time • Only for face-to-face students

  10. Course Assignment – Online students • Write reports on 50% of presented papers • Provide comments on student presentation in your reports • Enforce online students to watch video • Collected/Anonymized comment feedback be accessible to everyone • A great help to improve student presentation • Even if you are not the presenter

  11. Programming projects • Probably will have 3 programming projects • Example: • Basic buffer overflow • Software fuzz testing • Internet worm propagation simulation (maybe changed on this one)

  12. Term Project • A research like project • Two students as a group • Or yourself if you cannot find a partner • Will make you do more work • Group format help you to learn how to collaborate • Find topics by yourself • Must related to malware and software security • Provide topic proposal one and half month later • Result: • Submit report in early April • Report will look just like a research paper we read • Face-to-face students: present your project • Online students: submit your presentation slides with speaking notes on every page

  13. Questions?

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