Course Information
- Class
- Tuesday 07:15pm-10:05pm
- Classroom
- BA-227 (updated)
- Instructor
- Amir Masoumzadeh
- Office Location
- BA-311
- Office Hours
- Thursday 03:00pm-05:00pm
- amasoumzadeh [at] albany [dot] edu (Always, include "INF455" or "INF555" in the subject of your email.)
- Course Description
- The role of security policies and design strategies to minimize security vulnerabilities in computer and networked systems. The affected areas range from the overall design of systems, networking protocols, operating systems and applications software on individual computers. The role of coding standards. End user education and role in security.
- 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 full policies in INF455/INF555 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 otherwise mentioned, assignments are due by the end of the day.
- If you decide to submit your assignment 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
- Assignments/In-Class Activities: 35%
- Quizzes: 15%
- Midterm: 20%
- Final Project: 25%
- Class Participation: 5%
Lecture and Assignment Schedule
The schedule will be regularly updated during the course of the semester.
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