Information Security in Systems and Networks
Primary Instructor (Contact)
Name: Sanjay Goel
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (518) 442-4925
Office Location: BA 310b, University at Albany, SUNY
Guest Instructors
Damira Pon & Christopher Brown
Ph.D. Students
Information Science
College of Computing & Information
Class Information
Date: November 30th, 2006Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: University at Albany, Earth Science Building, Room ES-B19
Credit(s): Professional Development (Equivalent of 1 credit)
Website: https://www.albany.edu/~goel/classes/fall2006/pdp
Course Overview
The workshop provides an introduction to information security and familiarizes the students with threats to computer networks and data. It consists of several crisp modules that are 45 minutes to an hour on different topics. The course is focused on the fundamental basis for different attacks and the mechanisms to defend against those. This basic information will help the users better engage in managing security risks in their organization.
Learning Objectives
- Students would become aware of the common information security threats
- Students would learn techniques to protect information systems
- Provide basic terminology to understand security literature (including policies)
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15am | Introductions and Overview | |
| 9:15-10:00am | Malicious Code & Software Vulnerability Download Malicious Code Slides Download Software Vulnerabilities Slides | Sanjay Goel |
| 10:00-10:45am | Spoofing, Session Hijacking
Download Spoofing Slides Download Network Intrusion Slides | |
| 10:45-11:00am | Break | |
| 11:00-11:45am | Distributed Attacks (Botnets & Denial-of-Service)
Download DOS Slides Download Botnet Slides | Sanjay Goel |
| 11:45am-12:30pm | Encryption/VPN (No Slides Availble) | |
| N/A | Wireless Security Download Wireless Slides | |
| N/A | Database Security Coming Soon! | |
| 12:30-1:45pm | Lunch | |
| 1:45-2:45pm | Password & Cyber Ethics
Download Password & Cyber Ethics Slides | Damira Pon |
| 2:45-3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Privacy
Download Privacy Slides | Christopher Brown |
| 4:00-4:05pm | Summary |