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Applied Security

Learn to secure computer systems practically through labs and lectures. Explore new threats and countermeasures. Engage in a project for hands-on experience. Recommended reading included.

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Applied Security

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  1. Applied Security Breno de Medeiros Florida State University Spring 2007

  2. What is this course about? • Learning how to 0wn the Internet for fun and profit. • No, really: • Learning how to make computer systems more secure in practice. (Labs + lecture) • Source: printed materials/lab assignments/other • Learning new trends in computer threats and appropriate countermeasures (Lecture + individual reading) • Source: Assigned papers/other

  3. Should I take this course? • If you have to. • If you find the subject appealing, and think that everything worth it takes work. • Don’t take this course: • If this slide’s background is where you would like to spend a great deal of time this semester.

  4. Course main references • http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~breno/CIS-5930/ • Textbook: • None. Printed materials distributed in class. Reading assignments posted one week in advance. • Recommended: • Computer Security: Art & Science, by Matt Bishop, Addison-Wesley • Internet Denial of Service, Attack and Defense Mechanisms, by Jelena Mirkovich et al. Prentice Hall. • Inside Network Perimeter Security, by Stephen Northcutt et al. 2nd edition. Sans Institute Press.

  5. Classroom Lectures • Whenever no lab meeting announced • Cover theory, (some) from notes, much from the assigned reading (research papers). • Mid-term exam and final will cover this material.

  6. Lab Meetings • Announced in advance (in the website and during the prior lecture meeting) • Covers some of the material in a practical setting • Introduces the lab assignments. • Lab assignments will be given regularly. • Deliverables in the form of reports and/or code.

  7. Project • You are required to work on a project during this course. It must include: • An element of originality. Implementing an existing application/service (without add-ons) is discouraged. • A practical component (implementation or configuration of software, or system design). Literature review alone will not be sufficient.

  8. Grading • One Midterm: 10%; Final: 10% • Lab assignments: 40%; Project: 40% • Grade scale: • A: 91 - 100; A-: 89, 90. • B: 77 - 88 • C: 65 - 76 • D: 55 - 64 • F: 0 - 54

  9. Questions?

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