CS 461, ECE 422

Course Schedule Fall 2021

This schedule is subject to change. Please check back frequently.


Unit Tuesday Lecture Thursday Lecture Wednesday Discussion
Intro Aug. 24
Introductions and Course Overview
Chapter 01 – Security Mindset
Aug. 26
Chapter 02 – Ethics and Law
 		x86 Assembly Review
Software Security Aug. 31
Chapter 03 – Buffer Overflow

 Sep. 2
Chapter 04 – Control Flow Hijacking

 AppSec MP: CP 1 [Demo Files]
Software Security Sep. 7
Chapter 05 - Malware
AppSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Sep. 9
Chapter 07 - Authentication
AppSec MP: CP 2
Web Security Sep. 14
Chapter 06 - Malware Defenses 		Sep. 16
Chapter 08 - Introduction to Web Security
AppSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Web Security Sep. 21
Chapter 09 - Web Security 		Sep. 23
Chapter 10 - Database Security 		WebSec MP: CP 1
OS Security Sep. 28
Chapter 11 - Isolation and Authorization
WebSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Sep. 30
Chapter 12 - Auditing and Forensics 		WebSec MP: CP 2
OS Security Oct. 5
Chapter 13 - Cloud Security 		Oct. 7
Chapter 14 - Human Factors in Security & Privacy
WebSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Midterm Oct. 12
Midterm Exam Review 		Oct. 14
No class (Online Midterm) 		Lecture & MP Content Review
Cryptography Oct. 19
Chapter 15 - Hashing 		Oct. 21
Chapter 16 - Symmetric Encryption 		Crypto MP: CP 1
Cryptography Oct. 26
Chapter 17 - Asymmetric Encryption and Key Exchange
Crypto Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Oct. 28
Chapter 18 - Message Integrity 		Crypto MP: CP 2
Network Security Nov. 2
Chapter 19 - The Network Stack 		Nov. 4
Chapter 20 - Transport-Layer Security
Crypto Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
Network Security Nov. 9
Chapter 21 - TLS 		Nov. 11
Chapter 22 - Link- and Network-Layer Security 		NetSec MP: CP 1
Network Security Nov. 16
Chapter 23 - DNS Security
NetSec Project, Checkpoint 1 due 6pm
 Nov. 18
Chapter 24 - Denial of Service 		NetSec MP: CP 2
FALL BREAK
Special Topics Nov. 30
Chapter 25 - Anonymity 		Dec. 2
Chapter 26 - Bitcoin
NetSec Project, Checkpoint 2 due 6pm
 Lecture & MP Content Review
Final Exam Dec. 7
Final Exam Review 		Dec. 9
READING DAY

Midterm Exam

Any 2 Hour window between Oct 13 at 8 pm Central and Oct 15 at 8 Central pm, available on Compass.

Sample Exams: Midterm Spring '17, Midterm Spring '18, Midterm Fall '18, Midterm Fall '19, Midterm Spring '20.

Final Exam

Any 2 Hour window between Dec 13 at 8 pm Central and Dec 15 at 8 Central pm, available on Compass.