CIS4360 - Computer Security Fundamentals - Spring 2026 - Schedule

DateTopicResourcesHomework
    Week 11/08Logistics. Introduction. Network Security: OSI layers and issues of link layer.  Logistics   Slide 0  Slide 1
Week 21/13Network Security, continued: Network layer and its issues. Practice of Sniffing and Spoofing lab. Slide 1
1/15Practice of Sniffing and Spoofing lab, continued. 
Week 31/20Network Security, continued: DoS, IPSec, TCP basics. Ex1Slide 1
1/22TCP Attacks: SYN Flood attack, RST attack, Hijacking attackSlide 1
Week 41/27Reverse Shell. Ex2.Slide 1Lab1 out
1/29DNS Attack. Crypto basics: substitution cipher, perfect secrecy, one-time padSlide 1     Slide 2
    Week 5     2/03Ex3. Blockcipher: PRF definition. Breaking bad constructions. Slide 3
     2/05Blockcipher: Birthday attack. Applications: TCP sequence number, TCP SYN CookieSlide 3Lab1 due
Week 62/10Lab2 out
2/12
Week 72/17Lab2 due
2/19
Week 82/24
2/26
   Week 9     3/03
3/05
Week 103/10
3/12
Week 113/17Springbreak
3/19Springbreak
Week 123/24
3/26
Week 133/31
4/02
Week 144/07
4/14
Week 154/14
4/16
   Week 16     4/21
     4/23