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ISA 562 Information Security Theory and Practice. Fall 2008 Instructor: Duminda Wijesekera TA: Min Xu. Logistics. Class time: Monday 7.20-10.00 Classroom: ST II Room 9 Instructor Office Hrs (In ST-II 351): M 5.00-6.00 pm TA Office Hrs: Min Xu: M 4.00-6.00 pm . Work Ethics.
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ISA 562Information Security Theory and Practice Fall 2008 Instructor: Duminda Wijesekera TA: Min Xu
Logistics • Class time: Monday 7.20-10.00 • Classroom: ST II Room 9 • Instructor Office Hrs (In ST-II 351): • M 5.00-6.00 pm • TA Office Hrs: • Min Xu: M 4.00-6.00 pm
Work Ethics • All university regulations will be strictly applied. • Honor code violations will be reported • Please report any cheating to me • Will receive a F grade
Course Outline • An introductory course at the graduate level • This course covers the topics of • The CISSP exam – with varying depth on topics • But NOT a CISSP course • Textbooks: • Matt Bishop: Computer Security Art and Science • Official ISC2 Guide to the CISSP CBK
Nature of the Course • Use Bishop’s book for the first part • Use papers for 1-2 classes • Use IC2 book for the second part • Cover material relevant to the PhD qualifying examination in security
Grading • We will have TWO midterm exam covering the chapters from Bishop’s book and ONE final exam covering the CISSP book. • Make-ups allowed ONLY with prior approval • We will have 4 home-work assignments. • Weights: Each exam = 20% • Homework: 40% total • The web-page will be updated during this class and the next.