Course Information
- Class
- Tuesday 2:45pm-5:35pm
- Classroom
- BB-205 (Updated)
- Instructor
- Amir Masoumzadeh
- Office Location
- LI-96H
- Office Hours
- Friday 10am-12pm (updated)
- amasoumzadeh [at] albany [dot] edu (Always, include "INF453" or "INF553" in the subject of your email.)
- Prerequisites
- INF 306, Information Security and Assurance
- Required Reading
- [SB14] Computer Security: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition), W. Stallings and L. Brown, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-0133773927
- Additional Readings
- [Anderson08] Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems (2nd Edition), Ross J. Anderson, 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0470068526 (Available for free on the Author's website)
Policies
These are the highlights of the policies. Check out the complete policies in INF453/INF553 syllabus.Readings and Assignments
- Reading is an important part of the class. The readings indicated for each class session are due before the class.
- Unless mentioned otherwise, homework assignments are due by the end of the specified day, submitted through Blackboard.
- If you decide to submit your homework late, it will be subject to 10% penalty per day late for up to 5 days. No assignment will be accepted after 5 days past the deadline.
Grading
- Readiness Assurance Tests: 10%
- In-Class Activities: 15%
- Midterm Exam: 20%
- Homework Assignments: 25%
- Final Exam: 25%
- Team Member Performance: 5%
Lecture and Assignment Schedule
The schedule will be regularly updated during the course of the semester. It is your responsibility to review the schedule regularly.
Note: Any reading marked with "AR:" indicates additional reading.
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