Tiers OUT!

WarGames Tiers have been posted! Time to secure some software!

Grab the .pdf on the Assignments page. Your security features are due Friday, May 2nd. Good luck!

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One More Class!

Although it wasn't listed originally, this is just a reminder that we have one more lecture! (Monday, April 28)

Bernardo will be presenting on attacking Wireless Networks and Security Visualization. This one's sure to be great, so don't miss it!

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Homework 5 updated

A small correction has been made to Homework 5. Enjoy!

Homework 5 OUT

The last homework just went out on the Assignments page, finish your homeworks with a bang!

Enjoy!

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Class Location Moved toDAY

Due to more spanking cool demos, we will be holding class today (Monday, April 14) in the iLab again, rather than 368.

See you there!

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Class Location Moved Today

Class will be held in the Internet Lab today (Monday, April 7th), instead of 368.

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Homework 4 OUT

Homework 4 has just been released, and is due April 7th.

In the meantime, good luck with SecurePlayer, and make sure you send use your exploits!.

Good luck!

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SecurePlayer OUT

The third coding project, SecurePlayer, is now out. Find it over at the Assignments Page.

Also, we're hosting a friendly competition for this one. See how many exploits you can call your own! Submit your exploits to us and be immortalized! View our current standings here.

Good luck, and enjoy your Spring Break!

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Homework 3 OUT

Homework 3 is out, available at the Assignments page. Good luck!

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Homework 2 OUT

Homework 2 is now out. Check it out at the Assignments page. Also posted (or directly available here) is the Introductory Helpsession we had last week.

Good luck!

Collaboration Policies

As a reminder, the staff cannot grade your assignments until we have received a collaboration policy from you. Please either drop your signed policy off at class on Monday, or in the handin bin on the second floor.

Welcome to CS166

Welcome to CS166: Introduction to Computer Systems Security, Sem II, 2007-2008. We will holding class Monday and Wednesdays 2:00pm - 3:20pm in CIT 368, including the first day of classes. Roberto Tamassia will be teaching the course.

Outline

This course teaches principles of computer security from an applied viewpoint and provides hands-on experience on security threats and countermeasures. Topics include code execution vulnerabilities (buffer overflow, sandboxing, mobile code), malware (trojans, viruses, and worms), access control (users, roles, policies), cryptosystems (hashing, signatures, certificates), network security (firewalls, TLS, intrusion detection, VPN), and human and social engineering, digital rights management). Prerequisites: CS 16 or CS 18.