Security, Privacy, and Usability
             Spring 2010

 

NOTICE:  Special Projects (if you elect to do one) 
are due before 4:30 pm on May 7, 2010 - no projects 
will be accepted after that date and time and no 
extensions will be provided.

 

 
(click on B&W for the black & white version)
 
January
         29:     Course Introduction (B&W)
 
February
          5:     Laws & Regulations (B&W)
         12:    Establishing a Secure Environment (B&W)
         19:    Malware: Worms, Viruses & Spyware (B&W)
         26:    Encryption, Hash Algorithms & Integrity Management (B&W)
 
March
          5:    Identification & Authentication (including biometrics) (B&W)
        12:    Trusted Computing & Secure Applications (B&W)
                    Take-at-home midterm exam posted) 
        19:    Spring Break - no class
                    Take-at-home midterm exam due (4:30pm ET   
        26:    Security Tools (guest lecture) (B&W)
                 
April
         2:    Protecting Infrastructure & Incident Response (B&W)
         9:    Surveillance, Privacy Protecting Technologies & Watermarking (B&W)
       16:    Commerce & Digital Rights Management (B&W)
       23:    Payment Card Industry Standards as a model (B&W)
       30:     Social Engineering and Phishing (B&W)
 
May
         7:     Usability (B&W)
                 Take-at-home final exam posted & all special projects due
       14:     Take-at-home final exam due (4:30pm ET)