[Class Schedule] [Projects]

Instructors: Angelos Stavrou
Lecture*: Wednesday 4:30 pm - 7:10pm
Room: Innovation Hall, room 223
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30pm, 7:10 - 8:10pm, and by appointment

Teaching Assistant: TBD
TA Office: TA office, Science & Technology I I
TA Hours: TBD


Course Description:

This class will be focused on current research in Security with emphasis in Network and Software
Security including:

• Experiment with Attacks against Networks and Machines:
  • Denial-of-service (Dos) attack
• Host-based Attacks (Buffer overflows, Kernel rootkits)
• Defenses, Forensics and diagnostics for security:
  • Detect and Trace the attack either real-time or after the fact
    
• Install and Test Defenses including Intrusion and anomaly detection Systems (IDS)
• Examine the functionality of Botnets, Malware, anti-virus, anti-spyware

Class Objectives:

This course provides hands-on experience in configuring and experimenting with commodity networked systems and security software in a live laboratory environment, with the purpose of understanding real-world security threats. This course will take both offensive and defensive approaches and expose students to a variety of real-world attacks, including viruses, worms, rootkits, and botnets. Possible mitigation and defending mechanisms such as firewalls and intrusion detection software will also be covered.

Bibliography:

We are going to cover Topics using the provided slides, papers, and online material

Grading:

Project & Presentations: 90%
Class Participation: 10%

Class Schedule