Slack for Q&A Course Schedule
| Week | Lecture (Tue) | Lecture (Thr) | Lab (Fri) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 16: Lecture - Security Principles Textbook Discussion - Chapter 1 (Due Jan 23) | Jan 18: Lecture - Security Principles Module 1 - Linux Fundamentals (Due Jan 25) | Jan 19: Lab 1 - Linux Privilege Escalation (Due Jan 25) |
| 2 | Jan 23: Lecture - Securing Accounts Textbook Discussion - Chapter 3 (Due Jan 30) | Jan 25: Lecture - Securing Passwords Module 2 - Password Attacks (Due Feb 1) | Jan 26: Lab 2 - Cracking Passwords (Due Feb 1) |
| 3 | Jan 30: Lecture - Securing Data Module 3 - Public Key Encryption (Due Feb 6) Due Today Research Reading 1 | Feb 1: Lecture - Applied Cryptography Module 4 - Applied Cryptography (Due Feb 8) | Feb 2: Lab 3 - Cryptanalysis (Due Feb 8) |
| 4 | Feb 6: Guest speaker: Ms. Svetla Walsh UR Information Security Analyst Textbook Discussion - Chapter 6 (Due Feb 15) Module 5 - Common Software Vulnerabilities (Due Feb 13) | Feb 8: Lecture - Software Vulnerabilities - Race Conditions Module 6 - Linux processes and Bash scripting (Due Feb 15) | Feb 9: Lab 4 - Race Condition Vulnerability (Due Feb 15) |
| 5 | Feb 13: Lecture - Software Vulnerabilities - Buffer Overflows (Intro) | Feb 15: Lecture - Software Vulnerabilities - Buffer Overflow | Feb 16: Lab 5 - Buffer Overflow (Due Feb 22) |
| 6 | Feb 20: Guest speaker: S&P Researcher Collins Munyendo talk on Usable Security and Privacy Due Today Research Reading 2 | Feb 22: Lecture - Web Security Basics Module 7 - Web Security Basics (Due Mar 5) | Feb 23: Lab 6 - Capture the Flag Join Score Board Code: 9faafe92 Lab 6 - GitHub README for write-up (Due Feb 29) |
| 7 | Feb 27: Lecture - Web Security SOP | Feb 29: Module 8 - Web Security Single Origin (Due Mar 7) | Mar 1: Lab 7 - Clickjacking (Due Mar 7) |
| 8 | Mar 5: Lecture - Web Security XSS Textbook Discussion - Chapter 9 (Due Mar 21) Module 9 - Cross-site scripting (Due Mar 19) | Mar 7: Lecture - Web Security SQL Injection Module 10 - SQL Injection (Due Mar 21) | Mar 8: Lab 8 - SQL Injection (Due Mar 28) |
| 9 | Mar 12: Spring Break | Mar 14: Spring Break | Mar 15: Spring Break |
| 10 | Mar 19: Lecture - Networking Introduction Module 11 - Networking Fundamentals (Due Mar 28) Project | Mar 21: Module 12 - Packet Sniffing and Spoofing (Due Mar 28) | Mar 22: Lab 9 - Capture the Flag Join Score Board Code: 9faafe92 Lab 9 - GitHub README for write-up (Due Mar 28) |
| 11 | Mar 26: Due Today Research Reading 3 Lecture - Link Layer MAC & ARP Module 13 - ARP Cache Poisoning Attack (Due Apr 4) | Mar 28: Lecture - Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) Module 14 - Wireshark (Due Apr 9) | Mar 29: Work on Project |
| 12 | Apr 2: Lecture - TCP Attacks Module 15 - TCP Attacks (Due Apr 9) | Apr 4: Lecture - Network Enumeration Module 16 - nmap (Due Apr 11) | Apr 5: Work on Project |
| 13 | Apr 9: Lecture - Usable Security: Warning Messages Module 17 - Evaluating Security Warning Messages (Due Apr 16) | Apr 11: Lecture - Phishing and Privacy Notices | Apr 12: Work on Project |
| 14 | Apr 16: Module 18 - Security and Large Language Models (Due Apr 23) Due Today Research Reading 4 | Apr 18: Presentation Guidelines Vote on Lunch Options Module 19 - Security Flaws in Generated Code | Apr 19: Lab assignment is to attend the A&S Research Symposium We will not meet in the lab |
| 15 | Apr 23: Please complete: Course Evals Work on Project | Apr 25: Work on Project | Apr 26: Due Class Project Lab 10 - Capture the Flag Join Score Board Code: 9faafe92 |
| 16 | May 2 (2pm - 5pm): Project Presentations |