Week

Topics

Chapter Readings

Weekly Task

Exams

8/20

Syllabus
Schedule
Online Information
WebCt
CIS 263 Links
Google Hacking Guide
 

Review the WebCT Video Demonstrations
Complete the online orientation and upload to webCT assignment page. 
Complete the WebCT discussion item.
Read the Google Hacking Guide and complete the Google Lab in WebCT - due 9/2/07

WebCT -

Orientation Quiz due midnight 8/26/07

8/27

Ch. 1 - Introduction and Security Trends
Ch 2 - General Security Concepts  
 

Chapter 1 & 2

Install VMware software
VMware Intro Lab WebCT Video
Chapter 1 WebCT assignment -Malware Webquest due 9/02/07
Password Policy and VMware assignments due 9/10
Week 2 Discussion Item

WebCT - Quiz  1 and  2 due midnight 9/02/07

9/2

Ch 3 -Operational/Organizational Security
Ch4 - Role of People in Security

Read section 3.4 of the NIST_SP800-4.2 document

 Chapter 3 & 4

Chapter 3 WebCT Assignment - Physical Security WebQuest due 9/09/07

Chapter 4 WebCT Assignment - Password WebQuest due 9/09/07
L0ftcrack Lab due 9/09/07

Week 3 Discussion Item

 WebCT

Quiz 3 and 4 due midnight 9/09/07

9/10

Ch. 5 - Cryptography 
Kryptos Presentation

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Cyrpto assignment due 9/16/07
Hashing Algorithms due 9/16
Week 4 discussion item

Listen to John Gibsons Episode 31 - Intro to Crypto

WebCT -

Quiz 5

due midnight 9/16/07

9/17

Ch 6 - Public Key Infrastructure

Chapter 6

PKI WebQuest due 2/25/07

PGP and Thwart Digital Certificate labs are OPTIONAL and worth EXTRA CREDIT.  They are due at the end of the semester.

 WebCT -

Quiz 6 due 9/23/07

9/24

Ch 7 - Standards and Protocols

Ch 8 - Physical security

Chapter 7 & 8

Steganography Lab and Keylogger lab due 9/30
Week 6 Discussion Item

WebCT -

Quiz 7 and Quiz 8 midnight 9/30/07

10/01

Ch 9 - Network Fundamentals

Ch 10 - Infrastructure Security

Chapter 9 & 10

WebCT Chapter 9-10 Assignments due 10/7/07

FTP Assignment due 10/7/07

WebCT - Quiz 9 and 10
due 10/7/07

10/08

Ch11 - Remote Access

Chapter 11 

Remote Access Port Handout
Remote Access Puzzle 
Chapter 11 WebCT Assignment 10/14/07

 WebCT Quiz 11
 

10/15

Midterm
10/15 -- 10/21

Midterm due 10/21/07 Minnight

10/22

Ch 12 - Wireless

  Chapter  12

Wireless WebQuest due 4/01
Etherreal Lab

Quiz 12

10/29

Ch 13 - IDS
 

Chapter 13 

Chapter  13 Webquest
due 11/04/07
 

 Quiz 13

11/05

Ch 14 - Security Baselines
  

Chapter 14 

 Quiz 14

11/12

Ch 15 - Attacks and malware
 

Chapter 15

 Chapter 15 Webquest, Discussion item and VMware assignments due 11/18/07

Quiz 15

11/19

Ch 16 - Email
 Ch 17 - Web Component    

Chapter 16, 17

Quiz 16 & 17

11/26

Chapter 19

Complete the WebCT assignments 12/02/07

Quiz  19

12/10

ch 20-24

WebCT Assignments due 12/09

Quiz 20-24 due 12/09

12/10

Final due Dec 15

Due 12/15/07