CSCI E-170 Syllabus

Security, Privacy, and Usability
Spring 2010

 
January
         29:     Course Introduction
 
February
  5:     Laws & Regulations
         12:    Establishing a Secure Environment
         19:    Malware: Worms, Viruses & Spyware
         26:    Encryption, Hash Algorithms & Integrity Management
 
March
  5:    Identification & Authentication (including biometrics)
        12:    Trusted Computing & Secure Applications
  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)
 
April
  2:    Protecting Infrastructure & Incident Response
 9:    Surveillance, Privacy Protecting Technologies & Watermarking
     16:    Commerce & Digital Rights Management
       23:    Payment Card Industry Standards as a model
 30:     Social Engineering and Phishing
 
May
 7: Usability
  Take-at-home final exam posted & all special projects due
 14: Take-at-home final exam due (4:30pm ET)