CS559: Quantitative Security
[Fall 2024]

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Important Dates:

Aug 19, 2024

First day of classes (Ours starts on Tuesday)

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Drop deadline

Oct 14, 2024, Tues

Mid term

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Drop Policies

November 25-29, 2024

Fall Recess

Tues Dec 10, 2024 8:30-10:30PM

Final Exam

Dec 17, 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 20, 22

Introduction, Terms
Lecture 1
Lecture 2

Quiz 1
Assignment1 Due 9/9, 9/13

2

Aug 27, 29

Frameworks, Risk
Lecture 3
Lecture 4

Quiz 2

3

Sept 3, 5

Insurance, Probability, Intrusion Detection
Lecture 5

Lecture 6


Quiz 3

4

Sept 10, 12

Class Presentations
Lecture 7

Lecture 8

Quiz 4

5

Sept 17, 19

Probability, Intrusion Det.
Lecture 9

Lecture 10

Project Proposal due Oct 11
Quiz 5

6

Sept 24, 26

Vulnerabilities
Lecture 11

Lecture 12

Quiz 6

7

Oct 1, 3

Vulnerability Discovery, Metrics
Lecture 13

Lecture 14

Semi-Final Report due Nov 8
Quiz 7

8

Oct 8, 10

Metrics, CVSS
Lecture 15
Lecture 16 rev


Quiz 8

9

Oct 15, 17

Midterm
Lecture 17

Quiz 9

10

Oct 22, 24

Testing, Passwords
Lecture 18

Lecture 19

Extra Credit Proposal Due 11/27
Quiz 10

11

Oct 29, Oct 31

Fuzzing, Pen Testing
Lecture 20

Lecture 21 

Quiz 11
Presentation Slides Due Nov 26

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12

Nov 5, 7

Breach Cost, Security Economics
Lecture 22

Lecture 23

Final Report Due 12/6
Quiz 12

13

Nov 12, 14

Vulnerability markets, Presentations, Discussions
Lecture 24
Lecture 25

Quiz 13

14

Nov 19, 21

Presentations
Lecture 26
Lecture 27

Quiz 14

 

Fall Break

Nov 26, 28

Fall Break

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15

Dec 3, 5

Review/Presentations
Lecture 28 Presentations

Lecture 29 Review

Project Final Report Due Dec 6
Quiz 15

Finals

Finals
Final on Tu Dec 10 8:30-10:30PM

Dec 16

Final Grades will be posted

 

 

 

 

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