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CSCI 3341
Cyber Attacks and Defense spring 2025 (1/13 – 4/28 + final exam)
Time
(Classroom) Tuesdays
& Thursdays, 10:00am – 11:20am (Delta 201) Course Description: This course introduces the basics of cyber
attacks and cyber defense mechanisms, with an emphasis on cyber operations.
It discusses what cybersecurity entails in organizational and enterprise
settings, plus other non-technical factors in securing the cyberspace. The
overall objective is to help our future computing professionals develop
essential understanding of the fundamental concepts underlying cybersecurity.
Students will perform hands-on activities, which enhance the understanding by
allowing students to see security in action. Prerequisite: CSCI 1471 or equivalent Learning Outcome:
1.
Understand attack surfaces and vectors 2.
Understand common cyber attacks 3. Understand
the defense-in-depth principle 4.
Understand security fundamentals 5.
Understand and practice Python security modules 6.
Practice fundamental cryptography using programming and software tools Class Format: Lectures are combined
with discussions and hands-on exercises. Students are expected to be active participants, by
studying the relevant chapters and/or research papers, and participating at
in-class discussions/exercises.
Lifelong learning “Education is not
something you can finish.” (Isaac Asimov) A note about Bloom's
Taxonomy and your learning …
(source:
https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-taxonomy/
) Instructor:
Dr. T. Andrew Yang - Email address: yang@uhcl.edu - Web site: https://sceweb.uhcl.edu/yang - Office: Delta 174 - Phone: (281) 283-3835 (Please leave a message if not
available.) -
Drop-in
Office Hours Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Wednesdays: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Thursdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm o In-person:
D174 o
via Zoom meetings, click this link during
the posted office hours: https://uhcl.zoom.us/j/93285948037?pwd=U3NJMmhMaWVjZy9INUxwbS9ENDBvZz09 - To communicate with the professor, you are encouraged to email your questions or
issues to yang@uhcl.edu and, if necessary,
set up a time with the professor to have an online meeting. Emails are
typically replied within 24 hours. If you have not received a response within
24 hours, either send a reminder email or leave a message at (281) 283-3835. - Using emails effectively: Emailing
has become an indispensable tool in most work places. Emails
without a subject line or the signature line will be considered as
potentially malicious and be discarded.
Here is a sample subject line: "CSCI 4323 Lab #1, question 3". The
signature line should have your full name and the name of the class. Although
email messages tend to be informal, please check the grammar and spelling of
your messages to ensure their legibility. Try
to provide sufficient details in your email message, such as the problem(s) you
have encountered, the solution(s) you have tried, and the outcome you have
got from these solution(s). Teaching assistant info and office hours
Required Text: Full Stack Python Security:
Cryptography, TLS, and attack resistance. Dennis Byrne. Manning, 2021. ISBN-10: 1617298824,
ISBN-13: 978-1617298820. NOTE:
The textbook can be purchased from the publisher’s site at https://www.manning.com/books/fullstack-python-security. Source
codes from the book are available from the publisher’s site at https://livebook.manning.com/book/full-stack-python-security/welcome/v-4/8.
+ Instructor's handouts in the class and/or on the Web NOTE:
The following schedule will be adhered to as closely as possible,
although changes are probable. Always check with your instructor if you are
not sure about what would be covered next week.
+ Attendance
Policy: You are expected to
attend all classes. If you have ever missed a class, be sure to discover from
your classmates and/or the instructor what might have been covered. It is
your responsibility to get hold of whatever may have been discussed in the
class. Class Participation: Participating in the class
is expected. You should ask or answer questions during the in-class or online
discussions. Grading Scale: The
accumulated points from all the categories determine a person's final grade. There
will be no extra-credit projects.
Grading
policy: -
All students are graded the same way according to the grading scale
posted above. -
Unless a grading error is found in an exam or assignment, a student’s
grade will NEVER be changed once it is assigned. -
No extra projects or assignments would be given to an individual
student to help improve his/her grades. Advices: o Your grades will be
continually updated in the Canvas. It is your obligation to monitor your
grade-in-progress regularly, and immediately ask questions or seek help if
you are concerned. o Once a grade is assigned
and posted (in the Canvas), a student may appeal for correction of the
assigned grade (if a grading error is found) within a week. After
that, the grade is finalized. o Never bother to appeal for
a change of your grade once it is finalized; the best and proper time of
improving your chance of earning a good grade is before it is finalized. Quizzes,
Tests, and Exams: Both analytic and synthetic abilities are emphasized. Being able
to apply the learned knowledge toward problem solving is also highly
emphasized in the tests. Unless
due to unexpected, documented emergency, no makeup tests or quizzes will be
given. Assignments
will be posted on the class web site as well as in the Canvas. The due
date and time of each assignment is specified when it is published in the
Canvas. -
Identification
page: All assignments must have
your name, and course name/number/section number (e.g., CSCI 3341) at the top
of the first page. -
Proper
organization of submitted material: If
your submission include multiple documents, combine all of them into a single
document (for example, a single PDF or ZIP). -
Order!
Order! Arrange the solutions
following the sequence of the questions. Write the question number at the
top-right corner of each page. -
Word
processing: It is required that you
type your reports (e.g., print them using a printer). Use a word processor
and appropriate typesetting and/or drawing tools to do the assignments. Spellcheck
the whole document before printing it. You may lose points due to spelling
or grammatical errors. A note about problem-solving: An important part of problem solving is correct understanding of the
given problem. -
Try to have a good grasp of
the problem before starting the process of finding the solution(s). -
Use any resources, including
the instructor, the TA, your classmates/friends, and online resources to
ensure that you have correctly understood the given problem. -
While trying to figure out
the solution(s), continue to verify your understanding of the problem. -
Read the given instructions
carefully before taking any action; while preparing
your solutions, be sure to follow the given instructions. NOTE: When a grade is assigned, the grade can
only be appealed within a week after
the grade has been posted. Always review a graded lab or test immediately and, if
needed, talk to the instructor within a week. Academic Honesty Policy: NOTE:
Unless
otherwise specified, all assignments, projects, quizzes, tests and exams are
individual work. Students should take caution not to violate the academic
honesty policy specified by the university. Per the UHCL
academic honesty policy, plagiarism is defined as follow. Plagiarism: a. Incorporating the work
or idea of another person into one’s own work without acknowledging the
source of that work or idea. b. Attempting to receive
credit for work performed by another person, including papers obtained in
whole or part from individuals or other sources. c. Copying copyrighted
computer programs or data files belonging to someone else. Visit http://cse.uhcl.edu/yang/citing.htm for more information about cited references. Instructor's Notes: - Important: If
you think you have lost some points due to grading errors, make sure you
approach the instructor within a
week after the assignment, project, or test has been graded. - To get the most out of this class, you need to read the
textbooks and spend time using computers regularly. Be prepared for a
class by previewing the material to be covered in that class and participate
in discussions and problem-solving exercises, if applicable, in the class. - Taking notes and understanding what are
covered in classes are essential for successfully passing the exams. - As a student being trained to become a professional
person, you are expected to behave according to the professional codes of
conduct (e.g., the IEEE
Code of Conduct) or code of ethics (e.g., the ACM Code of Ethics). As
a starting point, listed below are some of the common behaviors that do not
conform to the codes of ethics: - Being
regularly late for the class. - Chatting
with another person while the instructor or someone is giving a speech in
class. - Being
regularly late when submitting assignments. - Asking
the instructor or the TA for a favor when submitting a late assignment. - Checking
out others’ answers during an exam. - Continuing
to write when an exam’s time is up, or submitting an online exam past the due
time. - Violating
academic honesty when working on the assignments or exams. - Using
others’ write-up without proper citing when writing a paper or report. - …
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