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CSC6991TopicsinComputerSecurity

FengweiZhang

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WhoAmI?

•  FengweiZhang– AssistantProfessorofComputerScience– Office:MaccabeesBuilding,Room14109.3–  Email:fengweiatwaynedotedu– Website:http://fengwei.me

•  Courseinformation–  Coursewebsite:http://www.cs.wayne.edu/fengwei/17fa-csc6991

– OfficeHours:M,W11:15AM–12:15PM(Aftertheclass)

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WhyStudySecurity?

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WhyStudySecurity?

It’scooltobeahacker…It’sahottopicandeverybodytalksaboutit…It’susefulforfindingajob…

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CourseOverview

•  Designedforstudentsinterestedincomputersecurityresearchandhelpsthemgetstarted

•  Coversstate-of-the-artresearchtopicsincomputersecurity

•  WSUneedssecurityresearchers

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TopicsinSecurityResearch

•  Systemssecurity–  MalwareDetection&MemoryIntrospection–  TransportationSecurity–  MalwareAnalysis–  IsolatedExecutionEnvironments–  MemoryForensics–  Carhacking–  DMAattacks

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TopicsinSecurityResearch•  Networksecurity

–  DDoSAttack–  WebSecurity–  IntrusionDetectionSystems(IDS)

•  Mobilesecurity–  AndroidSecurity–  iOSSecurity–  TrustZoneonARM–  IoTSecurity

•  Moreonthecoursewebsite

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Prerequisites

•  CSC4290IntroductiontoComputerNetworking

•  CSC4420ComputerOperatingSystems

•  CSC5270ComputerSystemsSecurity

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CourseFormat

•  Readingresearchpapers– Readonepaperperclass– Checkthecoursewebpagefortheassignedpaper– Sendthepapersummarytothemailing-listbeforetheclass

– Notnecessaryassigned,emailmeifyouwanttoreadothersecuritypapers

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CourseFormat

•  Writingpapersummaries– Writeabout100words– Sendittotheclassmailing-listbeforeclass– Strengthsandweaknesses(optional)

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CourseFormat

•  Presentingpapers– Pickthreepapers/topicstopresent– Emailyourchoicestothemailing-list(doitASAPtoreserveyourfavoritepapers)

– Useslidesandpreparetotalkfor40minutes– Discussthepapersinthepresentation

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CourseTermProject

•  Aminiresearchproject– buildinganewsystem–  improvinganexistingtechnique– performingalargecasestudy

•  ProjectproposalsdueonOct03– 1-2pages

•  ProjectpresentationsonDec5&10•  ProjectfinalreportsdueonDec10WayneStateUniversity CSC6991TopicsinComputerSecurity 12

GradingPolicy

•  Classparticipation:10%– PaperdiscussionQ&A

•  Paperreviews:20%•  Classpresentations:30%•  Termproject:40%

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AcademicIntegrity

•  PleasereadtheUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPage– http://doso.wayne.edu/academic-integrity.html

•  WSUStudentCodeofConduct.– http://doso.wayne.edu/assets/codeofconduct.pdf

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StudentDisabilitiesServices

•  Ifyouhaveadocumenteddisabilitythatrequiresaccommodations,youwillneedtoregisterwithStudentDisabilityServicesforcoordinationofyouracademicaccommodations.

•  TheStudentDisabilityServices(SDS)officeislocatedintheAdamanyUndergraduateLibrary.TheSDStelephonenumberis313-577-1851or313-202-4216(Videophoneuseonly).

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AdditionalResources

•  HowtoReadanEngineeringResearchPaper.WilliamG.Griswold.[Link]

•  WritingTechnicalPapersinCS/EE.HenningSchulzrinne.[Link]

•  TheElementsofStyle.StrunkandWhite.[Link]

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Homework0

•  SubscribetoCSC6991mailing-listtoday–  https://lists.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=csc6991&A=1

– Orhttps://lists.wayne.edu

•  Sendanemailtothelisttointroduceyourselfbynextclass

•  Takealookatthetopics/papersandemailyourchoicesinnexttwoweeks

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