CSC 537 System Attacks and Defenses

3 Credit Hours

In this class, we will explore several aspects of security research with the goal of understanding the attacker’s mindset. The class will help the students to develop a foundation and a well-rounded view of security research. We will cover some of the state-of-the-art attack/defense techniques and ongoing research activities in a number of topics in software security, web security, privacy and network security.

Prerequisite

You need to understand (1) IP networks, (2) modern operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux), (3) basics of systems theory and implementation (e.g., file systems, distributed systems, networking, operating systems, etc.). If you do not have a basic understanding of these areas, you will have difficulty with the course. If you have questions regarding these prerequisites, please contact the instructor.

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