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ISM4323 – Introduction to Information Security Schedule

Spring 2013  
University Calendar
Classes begin
Jan 07, 2013 (Mon)
Classes end
Apr 20, 2013 (Sat)
Examination Days
Apr 22 - 27 2013 (Mon -Sat)
Grades available to students
May 2 2013 (Thur) 
Summer A (Mon) May 13 - June 21 2013 (Fri)
Summer B  (Mon) June 24 - Aug 2 2013 (Fri)

 

Days University is closed

 

Martin Luther King 

Monday January 21 2013 (University closed)
Spring Break     March 11-16 2013 (University closed)
   
   

 

  


The class schedule will change during the course of the semester.
Please ensure that you keep updated with the course work, due dates, exam dates, assignments and lecture notes. Below you will see that last time it was updated.

 

Last Updated: February 4 2013 12:09 hrs

 

 


Year 2013
Assignment
Exams, Quizzes and Feedbacks
Session 1
Mon Jan 07 2013
RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

  1. Read the ISM 4323 syllabus immediately and pay particular attention on how to communicate with me.

  2. When contacting me please follow this simple rule.-The subject line of your email should be:” 4323 / Panther id and Name / Subject”

  3. Please sign class attendance sheet

  4. Overview of the course

  5. Read the following and send me a paragraph on each (Saturday night midnight is the deadline)

    1. www.cert.org

    2. www.sans.org

    3. www.verisign.com

    4. www.ontrack.com

  6. Chapter 1 - What is information security? -

  7. DARPA, ARPA, Darpanet, and the Internet

  8. Overview of what the Industry and employers are looking for at present.

  9. Read Chapter 2 for next week

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Session 2
Mon Jan 14 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

 

 

  1. CW  02 The three security goals are C.I.A. What do you understand by this? - Discuss 500 words in the body of your email. Due date This Sunday Sep 02 2013 midnight Subject heading "4323 / Name and panther / CW 02" 

  2. General reading www.2600.org

  3. Weak and strong passwords

  4. Acceptable use of lab -Lab policy 

  5. Read Chapter 3 for next week
     
Session 3
Mon Jan 21 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

  1. Please sign class attendance sheet

  2. Discuss Project 1

  3. CW 03 How do we defend our computer?

  4. Discussion: If we have lost information on a hard drive, what kind of questions should we expect from the experts before we call them in?

  5. General Reading Information security magazine Computer Sessionly

  6. Read Chapter 4 for next week
     
Session 4

Mon Jan 28 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

  

  1. Class tonight is on CBC 252

  2. Symmetric and asymmetric encryption

  3. CW04 "What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?" send in your answers in the body of your email to my gmail account. Don't forget the subject line should be 4323/ Panther and Name / CW04

  4. Planning and Policy

    1. Bruce Schneier

    2. Plan - Protect - Respond

    3. SNMP

    4. Compliance Laws

      1. PCIDSS

      2. FISMA

      3. HIPAA

      4. GLBA

      5. California's SB1386

      6. SOX and more

  5. Where should security be placed in the organizational chart?

  6. Outsourcing Security

  7. Risk Analysis

  8. Reasonable Risk

  9. Technical Security

  10. Policy Driven Implementation

  11. Baselines

  12. Best Practices

  13. Promulgation

  14. Governance

  15. ISO 27000

  16. COBIT

  17. COSO

  18. SANS

  19. HW04 Types of Policies

  20. Read Chapter 5 for next week

 

 
     


Session 5
Mon Feb 4 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

 

  1. Please sign class attendance sheet

  2. Three factors of authentication

  3. Digital ids, digital signatures & digital certificates. 

  4. CW 05

  5. AHRA and DMC Act

  6. PCIDSS
  7. SOX
  8. California's SB 1386
  9. Read chapter 6 for next week
  10. Review chapters 1,2, 3, and lecture notes

     

 
     
Session 6

Mon Feb 11 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

CW06 Policies

    1. Exam I  Chapters 1,2,3, plus lecture notes

    2. BE ON TIME!! Students arriving late for - Whatever  reason - Will not be allowed into the examination room if they are late, as they will disturb the examination process. If you wish to take this exam make sure you are present before the start time.

    Risk Management exercises in class

  2. Read Chapter 4 - Secure Networks for next week

  3. Answer the fiollowing questions "Name Panther 432313SP/ HW 06 Secure Networks" by email by Sunday midnight.

    1. What do you understand by "Death of the Perimeter"?

    2. What is the real goal of a DoS Attack?

    3. How can you defend against a DoS attack?

    4. What is ARP?

    5. What is ARP poisoning?

    6. What is the Problem with ARP?

    7. What do you understand by Access Control? How does it work?

    8. Is it easier to attack a wireless network than a wired one?

    9. What is an Evil Twin Access Point?

    10. What is the biggest weakness of wireless networks?

 		  
 

 

  
Session 7

Mon Feb 18 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp
  1. Class Work CW07 How much data do we have each year on this planet? by email during this class?
  2. Read Chapter 5 Access Controls for next week
Feedback 1 - Exam 1 Scores
     
Session 8

Mon Feb 25 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp
  1. CW08
    1. Every computer that connects to the Internet receives an ____?
    2. When visiting a web site such as www.fiu.edu your computer uses a DNS - what is that?
    3. To connect to a server at FIU,  we need ARP. What does ARP do?
    4. Once the i.p. address and MAC address are resolved, what does Kerberos/RADIUS do?
    5. Can you poison ARP?
    6. What is the weakest point of Kerberos?
    7. So what happens if you spoof an i.p. address?
    8. How do you spoof an i.p. address?
    9. Can you spoof a MAC address and if so how?
    10.  So if you poison ARP, spoof i.p. addresses and clone MAC addresses - how secure are we?
  2. Read Chapter 06 Firewalls for next week.

 

 
     

Session 9

Mon March 4 2013


RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

  1. Sign in attendance sheet
  2. Then complete CW09 between 7:50 - 10:30 this evening
  3. Complete the following HW09 by Sunday night
  4. Have a great Spring Break!

    

 

  
     
Session 10

Mon Mar 11 2013

        Spring Break University Closed 

  
     

Session 11
 
MonMar 18 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp



 Project 1 today and send it in by email. 

This means that you need to log on to your accounts and complete the assigned work from your home, your office, the library, the labs or the class room. Thank you for your support, prayers txts and flowers. Most appreciated.
 
     

Session 12

Mon Mar 25 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

  
  1. Project1 due today
  2. Chapter 10 Access Cotrol Systems
  3. Review 4 (Secure Networks) ,5 (Access Controls), 6 (Firewalls) & 7 (Host Hardening)
  4. HW12 Review

 

 

 

  
     
Session 13
Mon Apr 1 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp
   Exam II Chapters 4,5, 6 & 7 plus lecture notes 
BE ON TIME!! Students arriving late for - Whatever reason - Will not be allowed into the examination room if they are late, as they will disturb the examination process. If you wish to take this exam make sure you are present before the start time.
Exam II
BE ON TIME !!
     
Session 14

Mon Apr 8 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp

Chapter 9 Data Protection

Grade Feedback on Exam II and Project I

 
     
     
 Session 15

Mon Apr 15 2013

RB150 starts 7:50 pm sharp		 Chapter 10 Incident Response  

Session 16
Mon Apr 22 2013

Exam Starts @ 7:50 pm



  1. Exam III Chapters 9 & 10

  2. BE ON TIME!! Students arriving late for - Whatever  reason - Will not be allowed into the examination room if they are late, as they will disturb the examination process. If you wish to take this exam make sure you are present before the start time.

Exam 3

 

 

 

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