CIS 3360:
Security in Computing (Online Session)
Spring 2012
Instructor: Dr. Cliff Zou (HEC 243), 407-823-5015, czou@eecs.ucf.edu
Course Recording
Time: MoWe
2:00pm-3:15pm Tegrity video of
each lecture is available about two hours later
Office
Hour: MoWe
9:00am-11:00am
Syllabus: (PDF)
Prerequisite:
COP 3223, or EGN 3211 or CET 2364 (C programming)
Description:
Security
theory. Legal and human factors, Malware, Intrusion patterns
and tools, Windows, Unix, TCP/IP, and applications
vulnerabilities. Detection. Policies and enforcement,
Protection and assurance.
Students will
be able to:
· Explain what security in networked
computing systems means.
· Perform base conversions and
arithmetic operations in computer number systems.
· Describe at a high level
vulnerabilities and threats in the Internet and networked
computing systems.
· Encrypt, decrypt and transmit
messages using cryptographic techniques.
· Apply methods to detect, prevent and
repair attacks in networked computing systems.
· Determine when cyber activities are
illegal and criminal. Identify the laws and codes of ethics
governing the protection of information through copyrights,
patents, trade secrets, and trademarks.
Video Streaming:
We will use
UCF Tegrity system. Tegrity videos can be accessed via a link
in WebCourse, or directly via this link: https://tegrity.ucf.edu/TegrityUtils/Login.aspx
Textbooks:
M. Goodrich and R. Tamassia Introduction
to Computer Security
Addison Wesley, 2011, (ISBN -13: 978-0-321-51294-9)
Reference Textbook:
- J. Kurose and K. Ross,
Computer Networking – A Top-Down Approach, Fifth
Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2010.
- C. Pfleeger and S.
Pfleeger, Security in Computing, Fourth Edition,
Prentice Hall, Inc., 2007.
- Peter Szor, The
Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense, Symantec
Press, Addison-Wesley, 2005.
- M. Quinn, Ethics
for the Information Age, Third Edition,
Addison-Wesley, 2009.
Grading Policy:
The final
grade will use +/- policy, i.e., you may get A, A-, B+, B, B-
… grade.
|
Coursework |
Approximate
amount |
approximate
percentage |
|
written
homework |
4 |
32% |
|
Programming
projects |
1 |
13% |
|
Midterm exam |
2 |
30% |
|
Final exam |
1 |
25% |
Assignment and Exam Format:
Homework assignments and programming projects are released and must be submitted via UCF WebCourse. You must submit them according to the described deadline, even with partial solutions. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit in case you have trouble to access WebCourse. Midterm and final exams will also be released on WebCourse like homework, but are due within the next 24 hours and you are not allowed to discuss exam questions with anyone.
Academic Honesty
Plagiarism and
Cheating of any kind on an examination, quiz, or assignment
will result at least in an "F" for that assignment (and may,
depending on the severity of the case, lead to an "F" for the
entire course) and may be subject to appropriate referral to
the Office of Student Conduct for further action. See the UCF
Golden Rule for further information. I will assume for this
course that you will adhere to the academic creed of this
University and will maintain the highest standards of academic
integrity