| week | date | topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8 | Introduction: definitions, threats, and risks |
| 2 | Sep 15 | Cryptography |
| 3 | Sep 22 | Key distribution, public keys, hybrid cryptosystems Integrity, hashes, digital signatures, signed software |
| 4 | Sep 29 | Authentication, Biometric authentication |
| 5 | Oct 6 | Blockchain & Bitcoin Exam 1 |
| 6 | Oct 13 | Access control, Recitation: CAPTCHA |
| 7 | Oct 20 | Memory corruption vulnerabilities: Code injection, Protection: ASLR, DEP, canaries |
| 8 | Oct 27 | Command injection Containment, sandboxing |
| 9 | Nov 3 | Malware and defenses Exam 2 |
| 10 | Nov 10 | Network security |
| 11 | Nov 17 | Network security (continued) Network security defenses: VPNs, TLS, Denial of Service and amplification attacks |
| 12 | Nov 24 | Network security defenses: Firewalls, Intrusion detection, Zero Trust Architecture Web security |
| 12.5 | Nov 26 | Thanksgiving week: no recitation |
| 13 | Dec 1 | Hiding: Steganography & watermarking, side-channel attacks, Tor & anonymous communication, Exam 3 |
| 14 | Dec 8 | Mobile device security, IoT issues, AI |
| 15 | Mon Dec 15 | Final exam 8:00-9:30pm (?) |
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Note
The list of topics is subject to change without notice. This schedule is approximate as some topics may spill over to a successive lecture or recitation.
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