| Lesson |
Date |
Subject |
Due |
Read before class |
Assigned |
Block |
1 | MON/TUE | 9/10 | JAN | Introduction | | Syllabus, Skim Book ToC | Acceptable Use Agreement | Fundamental Security Concepts |
2 | WED/THUR | 11/12 | JAN | Security Fundamentals, (Access Control added) | | Chapter 1, Chapter 4 | | Fundamental Security Concepts |
3 | FRI/TUE | 13/17 | JAN | OS Security Concepts: *NIX | | Chapter 12 (pp. 416-429) & Chapter 25 (online chapter) | Lab 1: UNIX | Fundamental Security Concepts |
4 | WED/THUR | 18/19 | JAN | OS Security Concepts: Windows | | Chapter 12 (pp. 430-432) & Chapter 26 (online chapter) | Lab 2: Windows Security | Fundamental Security Concepts |
5 | FRI/MON | 20/23 | JAN | In-class Working Period | Lab 1 | | | Fundamental Security Concepts |
6 | TUE/WED | 24/25 | JAN | Network Fundamentals, TCP/IP (updated 8/18) | Lab 2 | Skim Chapters 22, 23 & 24 | Lab 3: TCP/IP | Network Security Concepts |
7 | THUR/FRI | 26/27 | JAN | Domain Name Servers | Group presentation proposals due (27 JAN) | | Lab 4: DNS | Network Security Concepts |
8 | MON/TUE | 30/31 | JAN | DNS Lab Part II | Lab 3 (Updated 251850JAN) | | | Network Security Concepts |
9 | WED/THUR | 1/2 | FEB | DNS Attack Demo (Presentation) | | | | Network Security Concepts |
10 | FRI/MON | 3/6 | FEB | Firewalls/Proxies | Lab 4 | Read: Chapter 9, Skim Chapter 8 | Lab 5: Firewall | Network Security Concepts |
11 | TUE/WED | 7/8 | FEB | Firewalls/Proxies II | | | | Network Security Concepts |
12 | THUR/FRI | 9/10 | FEB | Web Vulnerabilities-Securing Services | Lab 5 | Ch. 5 (pp 155-180), Ch. 11 (pg 387-388) | Lab 6: Securing Services (Web/Database) | Web/Database Security Concepts |
13 | MON/TUE | 13/14 | FEB | Comp Time Drop | | | | Web/Database Security Concepts |
14 | WED/THUR | 15/16 | FEB | Web Vuln. II | Lab 6 | | Lab 7: SQL & XSS | Web/Database Security Concepts |
15 | FRI/TUE | 17/21 | FEB | Web Vuln. III | | | | Web/Database Security Concepts |
16 | WED/THUR | 22/23 | FEB | Cryptography | Lab 7 | Chapter 2, Chapter 21 | Lab 8: Crypto (Public Key) | Cryptography |
17 | FRI/MON | 24/27 | FEB | In-class working period | | | | Cryptography |
18 | TUE/WED | 28/1 | FEB/MAR | Cryptography II (Cadet Presentation) | | | | Cryptography |
19 | THUR/MON | 2/6 | MAR | Software Security | Lab 8 (Updated 21 FEB) | Chapter 11 | | Software Security |
20 | TUE/WED | 7/8 | MAR | Software Security (BOF Presentation) | | Chapter 10 | | Software Security |
21 | THUR/FRI | 9/10 | MAR | Software II (Shellshock Presentation) | | | | Software Security |
22 | MON/TUE | 20/21 | MAR | Incident Handling | | See lesson link (Updated) | Lab 9: Incident handling | Incident Handling & Response |
23 | WED/THUR | 22/23 | MAR | Incident Handling II | | Chapter 18 | | Incident Handling & Response |
24 | FRI/MON | 24/27 | MAR | Review | LAB 9 | | | Topic Reinforcement |
25 | TUE/WED | 28/29 | MAR | WPR (Dean's Hour, TBD) | | | | Topic Reinforcement |
26 | THUR/FRI | 30/31 | MAR | IE Capstone Kickoff | | | Capstone Directive | Integrative Experience Capstone |
27 | MON/TUE | 3/4 | APR | Network Design IPR Brief | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
28 | WED/THUR | 5/6 | APR | Network implementation/Security Management & Risk Assessment/WPR Review | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
29 | FRI/MON | 7/10 | APR | Network implementation | | | Current Event Paper released | Integrative Experience Capstone |
30 | TUE/WED | 11/12 | APR | Network implementation | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
31 | THUR/FRI | 13/14 | APR | Network implementation | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
32 | TUE/WED | 18/19 | APR | Network Implementation | Network documentation due and no changes after 1600 WED (Updated: APR 14) | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
33 | THUR/FRI | 20/21 | APR | Drop (Updated: APR 14) | Current Event Paper (Updated: 11 1507 APR) | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
34 | MON/TUE | 24/25 | APR | IPR/Security Exercise (Updated: APR 14) | | | Final Paper Requirements released | Integrative Experience Capstone |
35 | WED/THUR | 26/27 | APR | Security Exercise | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
36 | FRI/MON | 28/1 | APR/MAY | Security Exercise | Exercise cut-off time 01 1200 MAY; all network documentation due | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
37 | TUE/WED | 2/3 | MAY | Comp. Time | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
38 | FRI/MON | 5/8 | MAY | Final Review/Exercise Cleanup/Reset (Updated: APR 14) | | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
39 | TUE/WED | 9/10 | MAY | Capstone AAR Backbrief | | | Capstone AAR | Integrative Experience Capstone |
40 | THUR/FRI | 11/12 | MAY | Course Review | Capstone Paper & Inject (due at 1600 to your instructor) | | | Integrative Experience Capstone |
