ISA 562 Information Security Theory & Practice
Spring
2008
This page will be updated frequently !
Spring 2008, Monday 4:30pm - 7:10pm, DK 1006
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Instructor:
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Dr. Duminda Wijesekera
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Email:
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dwijesek@gmu.edu
(please include "isa562" in your
subject line)
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Office:
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S&T-II Room 351
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Office phone:
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(703) 993-1578
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Office hours:
TA:
Office:
Office hours:
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Monday 3:00-4:00PM
Nour
Aulabi naulabi@gmu.edu (please include "isa562" in your subject line)
STII
Room 335 Thursday 5:00-7:00pm
Min
Xu mxu@gmu.edu(please include "isa562" in your subject line)
STII, Room 468 Monday 2:30-4:30PM
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Webpage:
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http://www.ise.gmu.edu/~duminda/classes/spring08/isa562/
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01/27/2008
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Class Website up!
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01/29/2008
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02/08/2008
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HW1 is posted.
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02/18/2008
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HW1 is edited (changes
appear italasized).
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02/20/2008
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HW1 deadline delayed
until 02/25/2008.
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02/20/2008
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Class Schedule has
updated!
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02/26/2008
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HW1 Solution is posted
(Student grades via email)
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02/26/2008
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HW2 is posted!
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03/13/2008
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HW2
Solution is posted (Student grades via email)
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03/18/2008
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Midterm will
be OPEN
book (Notes ok, but NO laptops) And will cover up to (and including)
03/03 lecture
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03/31/2008
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HW3 is posted!
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04/10/2008
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HW3 Deadline postponed to 04/21/2008.
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04/14/2008
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HW3 has updated notes
on problem 2.
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04/14/2008
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Optional HW5 and
(required)HW4 are posted! (Due 05/05 IN CLASS!!
Submit Scantrons only). HW5 can be submitted electronically.
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04/23/2008
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Please bring No. 2 pencils
for the final exam on May 5, some of students will take exam in STI Room
131.
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04/14/2008
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HW3 has updated notes
on problem 2.
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04/29/2008
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Optional HW5 submission
procedure was updated. It’s due in class hardcopy. See assignment.
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05/06/2008
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Please bring No. 2 pencils
for the final exam on May 12, exam will be in STI Room
131.
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05/13/2008
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The final
grade has been posted on Patriot Web. Please do not send emails to TA to
ask about grade.
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Course Description
This course is a broad
introduction to the theory and practice of Information Security. It serves as
the first security course for the MS-ISA degree and is required as a
pre-requisite for all subsequent ISA courses (at the 600 and 700 levels). It
also serves as an entry level course available to non-ISA students, including MS-CS, MS-ISE and MS-SWE students.
Course Prerequisite
INFS 501 or equivalent
INFS 515 or equivalent
INFS 590 or equivalent
SWE 510 or equivalent
Or permission of instructor
Textbook and Readings
Required: Official
(ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK
Computer
Security: Art and Science by Matt Bishop. Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 1st
edition (December 2, 2002) ISBN: 0201440997
Grading
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Assignments
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40%
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Midterm
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30%
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Final
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30%
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The Midterms and Final are closed book.
All assignments must be done individually by each student,
unless explicitly required otherwise.
The final grades are computed according to the following
rules:
Class Schedule (will be
updated frequently)
Academic Integrity
All students are required to
follow all university,
school and department policies
regarding academic integrity. Violator of the Honor Code will result in a grade
of F for the course, as well as any penalties imposed by the university and/or
the ISE department.