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Advanced Computer and Network Security. Fall 2014 Instructor: Haining Wang. Why CPEG467/667?. For credits Department requirement Security is important. What ’ s CPEG467/667. This is a senior/graduate level course Recent security threats and defenses One term project
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Advanced Computer and Network Security Fall 2014 Instructor: Haining Wang
Why CPEG467/667? • For credits • Department requirement • Security is important
What’s CPEG467/667 • This is a senior/graduate level course • Recent security threats and defenses • One term project • Major factor in your grade • Two class presentations • Teach us • Four paper reviews • Insightful comments
Grading Policy • 10% Class participation • 20% Paper reviews (2-page long) • Insightful (3), helpful (2), pointless (1) • 20% Class presentation • 50% Term project
Our Goal • Fundamental concepts & methodologies • Latest security research activities • How to do research security area • Required skill • Resources to seek
Required skills • System programming • Kernel hacking • Data collection and processing • Network simulation • Analytical skills • Cryptography • Machine learning • Probability and statistics • Mathematical modeling
Useful resources • Conferences • ACM CCS, IMC, WWW, Mobisys, SIGCOMM, SOSP, ACSAC, ASIACCS, CODASPY, SOUPS • IEEE S&P (Security and Privacy), DSN, INFOCOM • USENIX Security Symposium, NDSS, OSDI, NSDI Annual Technical Conference • Journals (ACM and IEEE transactions) • ACM TISSEC, IEEE TDSC
Paper Reviews • Summarize the main idea of the paper • Problem they solved • Approach they took: novelty • How did they evaluate • Pros and Cons • Any ways to improve the work?
Term Project • Proposal • Problem statement • Progress report • Preliminary results • Final report • Complete project report
Topics Covered • Network Security • System Security • Cloud Security • Web Security • Mobile Security