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Instructor: Angelos Stavrou
Lecture: Wednesday 4:30 pm - 7:10pm
Room: Innovation Hall, room 223
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30pm, 7:10 - 8:10pm, and by appointment
Email: astavrou(_)gmu.edu

Course Description:

This class will be focused on current research in Security with emphasis in Network and Software
Security including:

• Experiment with Attacks against Networks and Machines:
  • Denial-of-service (Dos) attack
• Host-based Attacks (Buffer overflows, Kernel rootkits)
• Defenses, Forensics and diagnostics for security:
  • Detect and Trace the attack either real-time or after the fact
    
• Install and Test Defenses including Intrusion and anomaly detection Systems (IDS)
• Examine the functionality of Botnets, Malware, anti-virus, anti-spyware

Class Objectives:

This course provides hands-on experience in configuring and experimenting with commodity networked systems and security software in a live laboratory environment, with the purpose of understanding real-world security threats. This course will take both offensive and defensive approaches and expose students to a variety of real-world attacks, including viruses, worms, rootkits, and botnets. Possible mitigation and defending mechanisms such as firewalls and intrusion detection software will also be covered.

Bibliography:

We are going to cover topics using the provided slides, papers, and online material

Grading:

A+: ≥ 95%; A: [90%, 95%); A-: [85%, 90%);
B+: [80%, 85%); B: [75%, 80%); B-: [70%, 75%);
C+: [66%, 70%); C: [63%, 66%); C-: [60%, 63%);
D+: [56%, 60%); D: [53%, 56%); D-: [50%, 53%);
F: < 50%.

Please read the University's Academic Honesty Page and GMU Honor Code.

Disability Statement
If you have a documented learning disability or other condition that may affect academic performance you should:
1) Make sure this documentation is on file with the Office of Disability Services:
(SUB I, Rm. 222; 993-2474; www.gmu.edu/student/drc) to determine the accommodations you need;
2) Talk with me to discuss your accommodation needs.

Class Schedule