CS559: Quantitative Security
[Fall 2023]

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Important Dates:

Aug 21, 2023

First day of classes (Ours starts on Tuesday)

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Drop deadline

Oct 16, 2023, Mon

Mid term

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Drop Policies

November 21-25, 2023

Fall Recess

Thurs Dec 14, 2023 11:50AM-1:50PM

Final Exam

Dec 19, 2023

Course Letter Grades will be available


Useful References
Computer Security: Principles and Practice (4th Edition) by William Stallings, Lawrie Brown, Pearson; 2017
[SB]
Measuring and Managing Information Risk, A FAIR Approach, Jack Freund and Jack Jones, Elsevier, 2015.[FJ]
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk, Douglas W. Hubbard and Richard Seiersen, Wiley; 2016.[HS]
Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 13th ed, George E. Rejda and Michael J. McNamara, Pearson 2017.[RM]

Week

Date

Topic

Assignments

Readings

1

Aug 21, 23

Introduction, Terms
Lecture 1
Lecture 2

Quiz 1
Assignment1 Due 9/6

2

Aug 28, 30

Frameworks, Risk
Lecture 3
Lecture 4

Quiz 2

3

Sept 6

Insurance, Probability, Intrusion Detection
Holiday
Lecture 5

HW1 due Tues
Quiz 3

4

Sept 11, 13

Class Presentations
Lecture 6
Lecture 7 Lecture 7 online

Quiz 4

5

Sept 18, 20

Probability, Intrusion Det.
Lecture 8
Lecture 9

Project Proposal due Oct 11
Quiz 5

6

Sept 25, 27

Vulnerabilities
Lecture 10
Lecture 11

Quiz 6

7

Oct 2, 4

Vulnerability Discovery, Metrics
Lecture 12
Lecture 13

Semi-Final Report due Nov 8
Quiz 7

8

Oct 9, 11

Metrics, CVSS
Lecture 14
Lecture 15


Quiz 8

9

Oct 16, 18

Midterm
Lecture 16

Quiz 9

10

Oct 23, 25

Testing, Passwords
Lecture 17
Lecture 18

Extra Credit Proposal Due 11/27
Quiz 10

11

Oct 30, Nov 1

Fuzzing, Pen Testing
Lecture 19
Lecture 20

Quiz 11
Presentation Slides Due Nov 26

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12

Nov 6, 8

Breach Cost, Security Economics
Lecture 21
Lecture 22

Final Report Due 12/6
Quiz 12

13

Nov 13, 15

Vulnerability markets, Presentations, Discussions
Lecture 23
Lecture 24

Quiz 13

Fall Break

Nov 20

Fall Break

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14

Nov 27, Nov 29

Presentations
Lecture 25
Lecture 26


Quiz 14

15

Dec 4, 6

Review/Presentations
Lecture 27
Lecture 28 Review

Project Final Report Due Dec 6
Quiz 15

Finals

Finals
Final on Th Dec 14 11:50AM-1:50PM

Dec 20: Final Grades will be posted

 

 

 

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