ECE579S: Computer and Network Security

E.C.E.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

FALL 2011

Time:	Tuesday 6 pm - 8:50 pm *
Location:	Atwater Kent 219
Instructor:	Danai Chasaki
Office:	Atwater Kent 104
Office Hours:	By appointment
Email:	dchasaki[at]ece[dot]wpi[dot]edu


Prerequisites	Working knowledge of computers, basic computer networks, basic operating systems

Text book:	Network Security – Private Communication in a Public World, 2nd edition, by C. Kaufman, R. Pearlman, M. Speciner, Prentice Hall
Reference book:	Cryptography and Network Security - Principles and Practice, 4th edition, by W. Stallings, Prentice Hall

* Please keep Friday 6 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. available for alternate lecture times due to weather/travel (details announced in class).

Course Description

579S-Computer and Network Security is a graduate level course. The goal for students in this course is to learn the fundamentals of network security, including: Introduction to network security, basic cryptography, key management, authentication, cipher techniques, security protocols, attacks and defenses on computer systems, and wireless security.