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Lectures

These are the lecture notes from an information security course I taught at Purdue university.

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Instructor Cristina Nita-Rotaru
Lectures
Lecture slides will be posted below. Homework and projects will be posted on piazza, grades will be available on BlackBoard. All communication will be handled on piazza. This is a tentative schedule of the course. Week Tuesday Thursday Week 1 - Jan. 13, 15 Topic 1 - Introduction Topic 2 - Cryptography. Week 2 - Jan 20, 22 Topic 2 - Cryptography. Topic 2 - Cryptography. Week 3 - Jan. 27, 29 Topic 2 - Cryptography. Topic 2 - Cryptography. Project 1 overview. Week 4 - Feb. 3, 5 Topic 3 - User authentication. Topic 4 - OS Security Readings CPU modes System calls Filesystem permissions UNIX File and Directory Permissions and Modes Unix file permissions Week 5 - Feb. 10, 12 Topic 4 - OS Security Topic 5 - Software Vulnerabilities Week 6 - Feb. 17, 19 Topic 6 - Malware no class. Week 7 - Feb. 24, 26 Topic 7 - Web security. Midterm review Week 8 - March 3, 5 Midterm in class. Project 2 overview. Week 9 - March 10, 12 Topic 8 - Access control models. Topic 8 - Access control models. Week 10 - March 17, 19 Spring break. Spring break. Week 11 - March 31, April 2 Topic 8 - Access control models. Topic 9 - TCSEC and Common Criteria. Week 12 - March 31, April 2 Topic 10 - Network security. Project 3 overview. Week 13 - Apr. 7, 9 Topic 10 - Network security. Topic 10 - Network security. Week 14 - Apr. 14, 16 Topic 11 - Wireless security Topic 11 - Wireless security. Week 15 - Apr. 21, 23 Topic 12 - Privacy. Topic 12 - Privacy. Week 16 - Apr. 28, April 30 Final exam review Final exam review