CSCI E-170 Syllabus

Security, Privacy, and Usability
Spring 2012

 
January
         27:     Course Introduction
 
February
  3:     Laws & Regulations
         10:    Establishing a Secure Environment
         17:    Malware: Worms, Viruses & Spyware
         24:    Encryption, Hash Algorithms & Integrity Management
 
March
  2:    Identification & Authentication (including biometrics)
  9:    Security Tools (guest lecture)
  Take-at-home midterm exam posted
        16:    Spring Break - no class
  Take-at-home midterm exam due (4:30pm ET)   
        23:    Trusted Computing & Secure Applications 
        30:    Protecting Infrastructure
 
 
April
 6:    Surveillance, Privacy Protecting Technologies & Watermarking
     13:    Commerce & Digital Rights Management
       20:    Payment Card Industry Standards as a model
 27:     Social Engineering and Phishing
 
May
 2: Take-at-home Final Exam Part A posted & all special projects due
 4: Usability
   Take-at-home Final Exam Part B posted 
 9: Take-at-home final exam due (4:30pm ET)