ISA564 Security Laboratory

ISA564 Security Laboratory

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor: Dr. Avinash Srinivasan

Office: Engineering Building Room 5337

Phone: 703-993-1773

E-mail: asriniv5 AT gmu dot edu

Office Hours: MR 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m, W 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. or by appointment

COURSE INFORMATION

Room: Engineering 5358

Day: Thursday

Time: 7:20 PM - 10:00 PM

Credits: 3 Credits

Course Homepage: http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~asriniv5/ISA564.html

TA INFORMATION

Name: Changwei (Coco) Liu

Office: TBA

Phone: TBA

E-mail: cliu6@gmu.edu (preferred)

Office Hours: TBA

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

COURSE OBJECTIVE

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.

PREREQUISITES

ISA 562

BIBLIOGRAPHY

There is no textbook for this course since we will be covering a gamut of topics. We are going to cover these topics using the provided slides, papers, and online material.

GRADING POLICY

You will be graded on a total of 1000 points. Your grade will be calcuated as follows:

100 points Class Participation
900 points Projects

There will be a total of 8 projects during the semester including one Individual Term Project and one Group Term Project. All the other projects are individual projects. Projects will be graded as follows-

Metaspoilt 50

Malware and Shellcode 100

Network Attacks 100

Traffic Analysis 50

Intrusion Detection Systems 100

Host-based Attack Analysis Systems 100

Team Project (3-4 per group) 200

Individual Term Project 200

Final letter grade will be calculated using the scale below-

≥ 950 A+ ≥ 900 A ≥ 850 A-

≥ 800 B+ ≥ 750 B ≥ 700 B-

≥ 660 C+ ≥ 630 C ≥ 600 C-

≥ 560 D+ ≥ 530 D ≥ 500 D-

< 500 F

Acknowledgements: This course uses material from an earier version of the course designed by Prof. Angelos Stavrou.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

If you have a documented learning disability or other condition that may affect academic performance you should:

Make sure this documentation is on file with the Office of Disability Services (SUB I, Rm. 222; 993-2474; www.gmu.edu/student/drc) to determine the accommodations you need.
Talk with me to discuss your accommodation needs.

NOTES

GMU Academic Calendar

Final Exam Schedule

Honor Code

Disability Resource Center

Dr. AviNash Srinivasan Dept. of Computer Science George Mason University

Instructor:	Dr. Avinash Srinivasan
Office:	Engineering Building Room 5337
Phone:	703-993-1773
E-mail:	asriniv5 AT gmu dot edu
Office Hours:	MR 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m, W 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. or by appointment

Room:	Engineering 5358
Day:	Thursday
Time:	7:20 PM - 10:00 PM
Credits:	3 Credits
Course Homepage:	http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~asriniv5/ISA564.html

Name:	Changwei (Coco) Liu
Office:	TBA
Phone:	TBA
E-mail:	cliu6@gmu.edu (preferred)
Office Hours:	TBA

Metaspoilt	50
Malware and Shellcode	100
Network Attacks	100
Traffic Analysis	50
Intrusion Detection Systems	100
Host-based Attack Analysis Systems	100
Team Project (3-4 per group)	200
Individual Term Project	200

≥ 950	A+	≥ 900	A	≥ 850	A-
≥ 800	B+	≥ 750	B	≥ 700	B-
≥ 660	C+	≥ 630	C	≥ 600	C-
≥ 560	D+	≥ 530	D	≥ 500	D-
< 500	F