Time and Place: Wednesday 4:30~7:10pm at
Innovation Hall, Room 317
Instructor: Dr.
Xinyuan (Frank) Wang
Office: Room 341
S&T II
Office phone: (703)
993-9461
Office hours: Wednesday
3:30~4:30PM or by appointment
Email: xwangc at gmu dot edu
Teaching Assistant:
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday 7:00~8:00PM at ST-II Room 330
Course Description
The objective of this course is to provide an in depth introduction to the science and art of intrusion detection. The course consists of lectures and a series of interactive research oriented seminars. Topics covered include: overview of intrusions, history and state of the art of intrusion detection, the principles and techniques of intrusion detection, the limitations and open problems of intrusion detection, countermeasures against intrusion detection, case study of representative techniques used in intrusion detection systems, forensics, virus and worm defense. In addtion to the principles and techniques of intrusion detection, the course will have suibstantial hands-on components.
ISA 562, ISA 656, or permission by instructor.
The students are expected to have good understanding on operating system internals (e.g. system call internals, run-time memory organization, assembly language of x86). Proficiency in C programming is essential in order to be successful in the course homework and projects.
There is NO textbook for this course. The course is in form of seminars, and it is based on current research papers!
Reading List (click to see)
Class Schedule (click
to see)
Class
schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check frequently.
There will be one midterm exam,
The grade consists of
· Homework 30%
· Midterm exam 30%
· Class Discussion Participation 10%
· Term paper/presentation 30%
The final grade is based on the curve of the raw scores. How many will get A or B (or even C...) depends on the overall performance of all students. Usually the top 30% of the class will get at lease A-, the average grade of the whole class will normally be somewhere between A- and B+. However, it is possible for every student to get A if the performance of the whole class is exceptionally well.
All students are required to follow all university, school
and department policies
regarding academic integrity. Violator of the Honor Code will result in a grade
of F for the course, as well as any penalties imposed by the university and/or
the CS department.
If you have a documented learning disability or other condition that may affect academic performance you should: 1) make sure this documentation is on file with the Office of Disability Services (SUB I, Rm. 222; 703-993-2474; www.gmu.edu/student/drc) to determine the accommodations you need; and 2) talk with me to discuss your accommodation needs. All academic accommodations must be arranged through the ODS.