Spring 2012 – Computer Security C437 Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. John F. Doyle, P.E.
Office: LF112 OH: T/R 1600-1800 and by email and appointment
Class: Number: 32922, Room: LF143 - T/R 1445 - 1600
Phone: 812-941-2195 (Please use email first, but not Oncourse email)
Email: jfdoyle@ius.edu
Text: Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond, Second Edition
by Wm. Arthur Conklin, Greg White, Dwayne Williams, Roger Davis and Chuck Cothren McGraw-Hill/Osborne © 2010 (718 pages) Citation ISBN:9780071633758
Avaliable online: Books 24x7 via Oberon
Prerequisites: C202
Grade Scale: A+ 97% - 100% A 93% - 96% A- 90% - 92%
B+ 87% - 89% B 83% - 86% B- 80% - 82%
Click for C+ 77% - 79% C 73% - 76% C- 70% - 72%
Grade Book: D+ 67% - 69% D 63% - 66% D- 60% - 62%
F 0% - 59%
Course
Evaluation: 2 Tests = 40%
Homework = 40%
Final Exam = 20%
Total = 100%
Homework - Due at the start of
class.
Project - On designated dates, part
of class time will be spent practicing design skills necessary for homework
assignments.
Teams - Student teams of two or
three will be required for the project and select homework assignments.
Ethics - All graded work is expected
to be the product of individual effort and is subject to the Indiana University
Code of Student Ethics.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Preliminary/Tentative Class Schedule: [I reserve the right to change this schedule at any time]
Jan 10 Chapter 1 - Introduction and Security Trends
12 Chapter 2 - General Security Concepts[No formal class meeting - please read Chapters 1 and 2]
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – School Holiday
17 Chapter 2 - General Security Concepts [No formal class meeting - please read Chapters 1 and 2]
19 Chapter 5 - Cryptography
24 Chapter 6 - Public Key Infrastructure Homework 1 due
26 Chapter 7 - Standards and Protocols Guest Speaker: Rosie Shannon, Career Services
31 Chapter 7 - Standards and Protocols Homework 2 due
Feb 02 No class today. Please read Chapter 9.
07 Chapter 9 - Network Fundamentals
09 Chapter 9 - Network Fundamentals Homework 3 due
14 – One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
16 Chapter 10 - Infrastructure Security Exam #1 due at 6pm
21 Chapter 11 - Authentication and Remote Access Homework #4 due
23 Chapter 11 - Authentication and Remote Access
28 Chapter 12 - Wireless Security
Mar 01 Chapter 12 - Wireless Security
06 Chapter 13 - Intrusion Detection Systems and Network Security
08 Chapter 13 - Intrusion Detection Systems and Network Security
13 Chapter 15 - Types of Attacks and Malicious Software Homework #5 due
15 Exam #2 due 6pm - Material covered since last exam. One 8.5”x11” crib sheet allowed – no other resources permitted.
20 Chapter 15 - Types of Attacks and Malicious Software
22 Chapter 17 - Web Components Homework #6 due
27 Spring Break – No Class
29 Spring Break – No Class
Apr 03 Chapter 18 - Secure Software Development
05 Chapter 18 - Secure Software Development
10 Chapter 23 - Computer Forensics Homework #7 due
12 Chapter 24 - Legal Issues and Ethics
17 Chapter 25 - Privacy
19 Last Day of Class – SETs and TBD
May 02 Final Exam due at 6pm – Comprehensive with emphasis on last third of course.
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