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Last year CS 461 was taught with the (4th) edition of Security in Computing by Pfleeger and Pfleeger. This semester we are returning to the Computer Security: Art and Science text by Matt Bishop.
Additional readings will be distributed during the semester. Electronic versions of these readings will be posted on compass. The books are on reserve at the Engineering Library under CS461.
Lecture: 11:00am-11:45am MWF in 1310 DCL.
Office hours: See staff page.
Information Assurance gives a broad introduction to the major topics in computer and communication security and information assurance. The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the problems of information assurance and the solutions that exist to secure information on computers and networks.
This course satisfies the requirements of the NSTISSI-4011 training standard.
The bulk of the class grade will come from exams. There will be two exams during the semester that will account for 50% of the grade. The final will account for 25% of the grade. Homeworks will account for the remaining 25% of the grade. The low homework grade will be dropped.
Graduate students taking the class for 4 credits will be required to do an additional class project that will account for 20% of the grade. The other contributions to the final grade will be scaled accordingly.
Class discussion will take place in newsgroup class.cs461. Visit http://news.cs.uiuc.edu to learn how to access this news group.
This semester we will also attempt to use the CS department's Jabber server and a cs461 Jabber chat room for discussions outside of class. Visit this TSG page to learn how to access the Jabber server. The client configuration screen shots on these pages are a bit off. Note that XMPP is another name for the Jabber protocol.
Look at the Security Course Roadmap for an understanding of the broader set of security courses and seminars offered at UIUC.
Copying or allowing someone to
copy homework solutions, machine problems, and exam solutions, from other
students in the class, or from other sources is considered plagiarism and
is treated very seriously by the Department of Computer Science. The usual
penalty for a first cheating offense is a grade of zero on the homework or
exam. The penalty for a second offense, or a particularly severe first offense,
is an F in the course. All cheating cases are reported to the department.
Multiple offsenses can result in suspension or dismissal from CS program
or from the university. Please refer to the University Policy on Academic Integrity
especially the section on plagiarism.