EECE 512A “Computer Security” is a lecture-based graduate course for those grad students who just want to familiarize themselves with the research domain of computer security, without an expectations that they either already have background in the subject or want to do research related to security.
Instructor
Dates
Classes: September 5-November 28, 2013. First class is on September 5.
Course conference with project presentations: November 28
Times
2:00-4:30 PM, Thursdays.
Location
Course logistics
can be found on the course page at the UBC calendar.
Sample topics
- Overview of computer security
- Security properties: confidentiality, integrity, authenticity
- Adversary models
- Communication and network security
- Authentication
- Access control
- Malware
- Intrusion detection
- Engineering secure software
- Web security
- Human factors in security
- Privacy
- Social and economic factors in security
Grading system (tentative):
The grading scheme is to be revised
- Quiz #1 — 18%
- Quiz #2 — 12%
- Project extended abstract — 10%
- Term project presentation, (and demo if applicable) — 15%
- Term project paper — 45%