Spring 2013 - ISA562 Information Security Theory/Practice

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 6 - 7 PM; W 3 - 4 PM; or by appointment

COURSE INFORMATION

Section 001
Room:	Innovation 132
Day:	W
Time:	4:30 PM - 7:10 PM
Credits:	3
Course Homepage:	http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~asriniv5/ISA562.html

TA INFORMATION

Name:	TBA
Office:	TBA
E-mail:	TBA
Office Hours:	TBA

OVERVIEW

This course is a broad introduction to the theory and practice of Information Security. It serves as the first security course for the MS-ISA degree and is required as a pre-requisite for all subsequent ISA courses (at the 600 and 700 levels). It also serves as an entry level course available to non-ISA students, including MS-CS, MS-ISE and MS-SWE students.

PREREQUISITES

INFS 501 or equivalent

INFS 515 or equivalent

INFS 590 or equivalent

SWE 510 or equivalent

TEXTBOOKS

Computer Security: Art and Science by Matt Bishop. Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 1st edition (December 2, 2002) ISBN: 0201440997.

Course Outline- Tentative

Week-1: Chapter-1: An Overview of Computer Security

Week-2: Chapters-2 & 15: Access Control Matrix and Access Control Mechanisms

Week-3: Chapter-4: Security Policies

Week-4: Chapter-5: Confidentiality Policies

Week-5: Chapter-6: Integrity Policies

Week-6: Chapter-7: Hybrid Policies

Week-7: Midterm Exam-1

Week-8: SPRING BREAK

Weeks-9 & 10: Chapter-9: Basic Cryptography & Chapter-10: Key Management

Weeks-11 & 12: Chapter-11: Cipher Techniques & Chapter-12: Authentication

Week-13: Midterm Exam-2

Week-14: Final Exam Review

FINAL EXAM- May 8th 2013, 4:30-7:15PM in Innovation 132.

GRADING POLICY

You will be graded on a total of 500 points. Your grade will be calculated as follows:

150 points Assignments
200 points Midterm exams (2 @ 100 points each)
150 points Final exam

Final letter grade will be calculated using the scale below-

≥ 490	A+
≥ 465	A
≥ 450	A-
≥ 435	B+
≥ 420	B
≥ 400	B-
≥ 350	C
≥ 250	F

NOTES

The Midterms and Final are closed book.

All assignments must be done individually by each student, unless explicitly required otherwise.

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.