Data and Applications Security Developments and Directions

1. Data and Applications Security Developments and Directions Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham The University of Texas at Dallas Introduction to the Course January 7, 2008

2. Objective of the Unit • This unit provides an overview of the course. The course describes concepts, developments, challenges, and directions in data and applications security. Topics include • database security, distributed data management security, object security, data warehouse security, data mining for security applications, privacy, secure semantic web, secure digital libraries, secure knowledge management and secure sensor information management, biometrics

3. Outline of the Unit • Outline of Course • Course Work • Course Rules • Contact • Appendix

4. Outline of the Course • Unit #1: Introduction to Data and Applications • Part I: Background • Unit #2: Data Management • Unit #3: Information Security • Unit #4: Information Management • Part II: Discretionary Security • Unit #5: Concepts • Unit #6: Policy Enforcement • Part III: Mandatory Security • Unit #7: Concepts • Unit #8: Architectures

5. Outline of the Course (Continued) • Part IV: Secure Relational Data Management • Unit #9: Data Model • Unit #10: Functions • Unit #11: Prototypes and Products • Part V: Inference Problem • Unit #12: Concepts • Unit #13: Constraint Processing • Unit #14: Conceptual Structures • Part VI: Secure Distributed Data Management • Unit #15: Secure Distributed data management • Unit #16: Secure Heterogeneous Data Integration • Unit #17: Secure Federated Data Management

6. Outline of the Course (Continued) • Part VII: Secure Object Data Management • Unit #18: Secure Object Management • Unit #19: Secure Distributed Objects and Modeling Applications • Unit #20: Secure Multimedia Systems • Part VIII: Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Security • Unit #21: Secure Data Warehousing • Unit #22: Data Mining for Security Applications • Unit #23: Privacy • Part IX: Secure Information Management • Unit #24: Secure Digital Libraries • Unit #25: Secure Semantic Web • Unit #26: Secure Information and Knowledge Management

7. Outline of the Course (Continued) • Part X: Emerging Technologies • Unit #27: Secure Dependable Data Management • Unit #28: Secure Sensor and Wireless Data Management • Unit #29: Other Emerging Technologies • Digital Forensics, Biometrics etc. • Unit #30 Conclusion to the Course • Guest Lectures

8. Course Work • Three term papers; each worth 9 points • Dates: One week before mid-term and one week before final • Two exams each worth 15 points • Mid-term and Final exams • Programming project worth 15 points • Due day; the day of the final exam • Four homework assignments each worth 7 points • Due dates: will be announced • Total 100 points • Course Book: Database and Applications Security: Integration Data Management and Information Security, Bhavani Thuraisingham, CRC Press, 2005

9. Due Dates • Assignment 1: February 6. 2008 • Assignment 2: February 20, 2008 • Assignment 3: March 26, 2008 • Assignment 4: April 9, 2008 • Term paper 1: March 19, 2008 • Term Paper 2: April 2, 2008 • Term Paper 3: April 16, 2008 • Mid-term: February 27, 2008 • Final exam: May 7, 2008 • Programming project: May 7, 2008

10. Some Topics for Papers • XML Security • Inference Problem • Privacy • Secure Biometrics • Intrusion Detection • E-Commerce Security • Secure Sensor Information Management • Secure Distributed Systems • Secure Semantic Web • Secure Data Warehousing • Insider Threat Analysis • Secure Multimedia Systems

11. Term Papers: Example Format • Abstract • Introduction • Background on the Topic • Survey of various techniques, designs etc, • Analyze the techniques, designs etc. and give your opinions • Directions for further work • Summary and Conclusions • References

12. Term Papers: Example Format - II • Abstract • Introduction • Background on the Topic and Related Work • Give your own design • Discuss strengths and weaknesses of your work and others’ work • Directions for further work • Summary and Conclusions • References

13. Project Report Format • Overview of the Project • Design of the System • Input/Output • Future Enhancements • References

14. Some Project Topics • Quivery Modification on XML Documents • Access control for web systems • Intrusion detection system • Access control for multimedia systems • E.g., access control for image, video • Role-based access control system • Access control for object systems • Secure data warehouse

15. Course Rules • Unless special permission is obtained from the instructor, each student will work incidviaully • Copying material from other sources will not be permitted unless the source is properly referenced • Any student who plagiarizes from other sources will be reported to the Computer Science department and any other committees as advices by the department

16. Contact • For more information please contact • Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham • Professor of Computer Science and • Director of Cyber Security Research Center Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science EC31, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 75080 • Phone: 972-883-4738 • Fax: 972-883-2399 • Email: bhavani.thuraisingham@utdallas.edu • URL:http://www.utdallas.edu/~bxt043000/