Course: The majority of the topics in this exam are covered in the course INFS 762: Information System Security.
Primary Textbooks:
(a) C.P.Pfleeger and S.L.Pfleeger, Security in Computing, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall 2003
(b) C.P.Pfleeger , Security in Computing, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall 1997
Web Resources: http://ise.gmu.edu/~fparisi/FA03762.html
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Topics |
Readings (a) |
Readings (b) |
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Basic Security Concepts : Goals of and threats to security in computing |
Chapter 1 |
Chapter 1 |
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Basic Cryptography I : Substitution, Transposition, DES, AES, |
Chapter 2 |
Chapter 2 3.8, 3.9, 4.4, 4.5 |
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Basic Cryptography II : Public Key, Signatures, Hash |
Chapter 10, sects. 1,2,3 |
Chapter 3 sects. 1 - 7 |
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Protocols: Classification, key distribution, sharing |
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Chapter 4 sects. 1, 2, 3 |
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Program Security: Non-malicious errors and malicious code |
Chapter 3 |
Chapter 5 |
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Protection in General-Purpose O.S.: Memory and file protection, access to objects, user authentication |
Chapter 4 |
Chapter 6 |
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Designing Trusted Operating Systems: Security Policies and Models, Design principles and security features, Assurance |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 7 |
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Database Security: Requirements, Integrity, Inference, Multilevel DB |
Chapter 6 |
Chapter 8 |
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Security in Networks: Threats and Controls, Intrusion Detection |
Chapter 7 sects. 1, 2, 3, 5 |
Chapter 9 sects. 1, 2, 3 |