Description
Prerequisites
• No formal prerequisites; advanced undergraduates can take the course
• Programming experience and familiarity with networking advisable
• Most important: Curiosity and willingness to think!
Topics:
• Computer Security
– Software/Languages, Computer Arch.
– Access Control, Operating Systems
– Threats: Vulnerabilities, Viruses
• Computer Networks
– Physical layers, Internet, WWW, Applications
– Cryptography in several forms
– Threats: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
• Systems Viewpoint
– Users, social engineering, insider threats
General Information
Milestone 1 Due 13:30 Feb 3
Milestone 2 Due 13:30 Feb 10
Milestone 3 Due 13:30 Feb 17
Milestone 1 Due 13:30 Feb 26
Milestone 2 Due 13:30 Mar 5
Milestone 3 Due 13:30 Mar 19
Milestone 1 Due 13:30 April 9
Milestone 2 Due 13:30 April 16
Milestone 3 Due 17:00 April 30
DRLB A2
Announcements
Hi all,
Hope you are all doing well on homework 3! Due to some personal issues, I have to change my office hour today to 3pm - 4pm at Levine 561. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Thanks!
The teaching staff has posted a new homework resource.
Title: hw3.pdf
http://www.piazza.com/class_profile/get_resource/hohpancnlp113i/htj08t8fmb534b
Part 1 Due date: Apr 9, 2014, 1:30PM
Part 2 Due date: Apr 16, 2014, 1:30PM
Part 3 Demo date:
Group 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: Apr 28, 2014, 1:30PM ~ 3:00PM
Group 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 : Apr 30, 2014, 1:30PM ~ 3:00PM
Part 3 Final Report Due date: Apr 30, 2014, 5PM
You can view it on the course page: https://piazza.com/upenn/spring2014/cis551/resources
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Seems everybody is doing well on Midterm 2. Both the average and median is around 93. Congratulations! The distribution was:
95-100: 12x
90-94: 11x
85-90: 6x
<85: 3x
Update: you could review your midterm at Cheryl's office (review only). If you have any questions, please post it on Piazza.
Thanks!
The teaching staff has posted a new exam resource.
Title: CIS_551_Spring_2014_Sample_Midterm2_Example_Answers.pdf
You can view it on the course page: https://piazza.com/upenn/spring2014/cis551/resources
The teaching staff has posted a new homework resource.
Title: Eval_HW2.pdf
http://www.piazza.com/class_profile/get_resource/hohpancnlp113i/hsz2a17k3223xh
Due date: Mar 26, 2014
You can view it on the course page: https://piazza.com/upenn/spring2014/cis551/resources
The teaching staff has posted a new homework resource.
Title: hw2.pdf
http://www.piazza.com/class_profile/get_resource/hohpancnlp113i/hrv49quow1e1ej
Part 1 Due date: Feb 26, 2014
Part 2 Due date: Mar 5, 2014
Part 3 Due date: Mar 19, 2014
You can view it on the course page: https://piazza.com/upenn/spring2014/cis551/resources
Both the average and the mean is around 84. Here is the distribution graph:
Homework 2 would be a group assignment. Check your group memberships on Canvas.
Handouts would be given out on Wednesday.
| Name | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|
Hanjun Xiao | When? Where? | |
Qu Yuanjie | When? Where? | |
Jonathan M. Smith | When? Where? | |
Sahil Hirpara | When? Where? |