IA Course

CPSC 4620/5620 Computer Network Security

Course Description

A study of key security issues and procedures in computer and mobile communication networks. Among the issues to be discussed are: the security of LANs, WANs, databases, and network operating systems; threats to computer networks through exploitation of network infrastructure design weaknesses; security flaws in the network infrastructure protocols; security of content in computer network services; risk assessment and security policies; and security in mobile communication networks. Procedures will include: network intrusion detection and forensics technologies, cryptographic and authentication systems, capability and access control mechanisms, and new developments in Internet routing and transport protocols, secure mail, directory, and multimedia multicast services. Current trends and research in security policies and technologies will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: CPSC 4550 or 5550 or approval of department head.

Course Outcomes

• Provide students with a high‐level understanding of how information security functions in an organization.  
• To master understanding external and internal threats to an organization,
• To be familiar with information security awareness and a clear understanding of its importance,
• To be familiar with how threats to an organization are discovered, analyzed, and dealt with,
• To master fundamentals of secret and public cryptography,
• To master protocols for security services,   
• To be familiar with  network security threats and countermeasures,
• To be familiar with network security designs using available secure solutions (such as PGP, SSL, IPSec, etc),
• To be familiar with advanced security issues and   technologies (such as DDoS attack detection and containment, and anonymous communications,),
• To be exposed to original research in network security,
• To be exposed to the importance of integrating people, processes and technology

Textbooks:

• Michael T. Goodrich & Roberto Tamassia, Introduction to Computer Security, ISBN-13: 978-0-321-51294-9, ISBN-10: 0-321-51294-4, Pearson, 2011.
• Vincent Nestler, Gregory White, wm. Arthur Conklin, Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond – Lab Manual, ISBN: 978-0-07-174856-8, MHID: 0-07-174856-3, McGraw Hill, 2011.

CPSC 4620 Syllabus               CPSC 5620 Syllabus 

Course Outline

Topic 1:                 Introduction

CIA, Security goals, Assurance, Authenticity, Trust management, Anonymity, Threats and attacks (Eavesdropping, Alteration, Denial-of-service, Masquerading, Repudiation, Correlation and traceback), Security principles, Economy of mechanism, Fail-safe defaults, Complete mediation, Open design, Separation of privilege, Least privilege, Least common mechanism, Psychological acceptability, Work factor, Compromise recording, Access Control, Role-based access control, Symmetric cryptosystems, Symmetric key distribution, Public-key cryptography, Digital signatures, Hash functions, Message authentication codes, Digital certificates, Passwords, Password complexity, Social Engineering

Topic 2:                 Physical Security: Authentication, TEMPEST, RFID, Biometrics

Topic 3:                 Operating System Concepts and Buffer-over-flow

Topic 4:                 Operating System Security Application Program Security

Topic 5:                 Malware: Insider Attacks, Malware, Privacy-Invasive Software, Countermeasures

Topic 6:                 Network Security: ARP, ICMP, Sniffing, IP Spoofing

Topic 7:                 Network Security: TCP, UDP, NAT, TCP Session Hijacking, DoS

Topic 8:                 Network Security: DNS, SSH, VPN

Topic 9:                 Network Security: IPSec, SSL, Firewall, Wireless security

Topic 10:              Web Security

Topic 11:              Cryptography

Topic 12:              Security Models and Practice

Topic 13:              Digital Right Management

Topic 14:              Spam and Cybercrime  

 Hands-on Labs

1. Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Lab

2. Race Condition Vulnerability Lab

3. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack Lab

4. DNS Pharming Attack Lab

5. Linux Firewall Lab

6. Attack Lab: Attacks on TCP/IP Protocols

References

Journal

• IEEE Signal Processing Society., & Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (2006). IEEE transactions on information forensics and security. New York, NY: IEEE Signal Processing Society.
• Network security. (1900). New York, NY: Elsevier Science Pub. Co.
• Association for Computing Machinery., & National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.). (n.d.). ACM conference proceedings. New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
• Association for Computing Machinery. (2005). ACM transactions on storage. New York, N.Y: ACM.
• International journal of electrical power & energy systems. (1979). Guilford, Eng.: IPC Business Press.

Article

• Aydin, M. A., Zaim, A. H., & Ceylan, K. G. (May 01, 2009). A hybrid intrusion detection system design for computer network security. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 35, 3, 517-526.
• Network security. (January 01, 2006). Broadcast Engineering, 48, 7.)
• Bradbury, D. (January 01, 2006). Modeling network security. Computers & Security, 25, 3.)
• Network Security Appliance Adds Compliance Reports; Network Intelligence enhances network security appliance to report on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.(enhancement of Network Intelligence Engine)(Brief Article). (January 01, 2005). Informationweek.
• Wilson, J. (January 01, 2005). The Two Sides Of Network-Security Devices; Today's IT security buyers have a wide variety of network-security products to choose from, which can be broken into two primary categories: network-integrated security and standalone security. Informationweek.
• Langley, N. (January 01, 2005). hot skills Firewalls and VPNs are the mainstays of network security; Network security can be lucrative but be prepared for costly training.(virtual private networks). Computer Weekly, 40.
• Periolat, J. (January 01, 2005). A new network perimeter.(network security). Communications News, 42, 3.)
• Roberts, G. (January 01, 2006). Network Security Is Manageable. Computers in Libraries, 26, 1, 28-30.

Book

• Kizza, J. M. (2013). Guide to computer network security. London: Springer.
• Kizza, J. M. (2006). Computer network security and cyber ethics. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland.
• McClure, S., Scambray, J., & Kurtz, G. (2009). Hacking exposed 6: Network security secrets & solutions. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Wang, Y. (2009). Statistical techniques for network security: Modern statistically-based intrusion detection and protection. Hershey: Information Science Reference.
• Bishop, M. (2003). Computer security: Art and science. Boston: Addison-Wesley.

Newspaper

• Investor's business daily. (2002). Los Angeles, Calif: Investor's Business Daily, Inc.

Resources

Secure Use
General Security Policy: Cyber Ethics	Cyber Ethics
General Security Policy: Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC)	ITSEC Definition
General Procedures: Inference	Inference Definition
General Procedures: Rainbow Series	Rainbow Series
General Procedures: NSTISSAM COMPUSEC/1-99 Insider Threat to Government Computer Systems	NSTISS Glossary  TEMPEST
General Countermeasures and Safeguards: Computer Law	Computer Law
General Countermeasures and Safeguards: Computer Media	Computer Media  Remanence
General Countermeasures and Safeguards: Evaluate Security Testing Tools	Security Testing Tools
Administrative Countermeasures/Safeguards: Control Management	Change Control  Control Management
Administrative Countermeasures/Safeguards: Privacy Act	Privacy Act of 1974
Operations Policies/Procedures: Keystroke Monitoring	Keystroke Monitoring
Operations Policies/Procedures: Disaster Recovery Planning	Disaster Recovery
Incidents
Policy and Procedures: Incident Response	Incident Response
Policy and Procedures: Witness Interrogation	Witness Interrogation
Operations Countermeasures/Safeguard: Computer Attacks	Computer Attacks  Computer Virus Timeline
Operations Countermeasures/Safeguard: Computer Emergency Readiness Teams	CERT
Configuration
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Approval to Operate	Approval to Operate
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Configuration/Change Control	Change Control
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Copyright Protection	Copyright Protection
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Patch Management	Patch Management
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Records Management	Records Management
Administrative Policies/Procedures: Wireless Use Policies	Wireless Use Policy
Anomalies and Integrity
General Risk Management: Computer System Risk Management	Risk Management
Access Control Safeguards: Computer System Access Control	Access Control
Access Control Safeguards: Protected Distribution Systems	Protected Distribution System
Access Control Safeguards: Information Systems Access Restrictions	Access Restrictions
Administration
Access Control Mechanisms: KMI Applications	Key Management
Access Control Mechanisms: Single Sign-on	Single Sign On

 

IA Sites

• National Security Agency, Central Security Service—Information Assurance
• Information Assurance Support Environment
• Information Design Assurance Red Team (IDART)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer Security Division
• NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
• ICAT Metabase
• ICAT is a searchable index of information on computer vulnerabilities. It provides search capability at a fine granularity and links users to vulnerability and patch information.
• National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
• STRATCOM
• ASD NII
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
• Internet Traffic Report
  The Internet Traffic Report monitors the flow of data around the world. It then displays a value between zero and 100 and is updated ever 15 minutes. Higher values indicate faster and more reliable connections.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center Home Page
  Public interest research center in Washington, D.C.
• Information Security Portal
  This site provides information concerning the topic of Information Warfare including security tools, the law and legal issues, espionage, terrorism, and information operations.
• Internet Privacy Coalition
• International Computer Security Association (ICSA)
  ICSA is known worldwide as an objective source for security assurance services.
• Glossary of Information Warfare Terms
• Cyberwar - Information warfare and psychological operations
  Provides information on the topics of propaganda analysis, online journals, index and metapages, general resources, intelligence agencies, and articles and documents.
• Reliable Software Technologies (RST): Information Warfare
• Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
• FIRST brings together a variety of computer security incident response teams from government, commercial, and academic organizations. FIRST aims to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to prompt rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among members and the community at large.
• International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR)
  The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) is a non-profit scientific organization whose primary purpose is to further research in cryptology and related fields.
• International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA)
• Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
• A list of standardized names for vulnerabilities and other information security exposures - CVE aims to standardize the names for all publicly known vulnerabilities and security exposures.
• Institute for Applied Network Security (IANETSEC) 
  The Institute for Applied Network Security is the premier membership organization for practicing information security professionals. The Institute's mission is to provide key technical and business insights to help members solve their most pressing professional challenges.
• Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC)
  Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) : A Government and Industry focal point for Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability related Engineering, Data, Software, Information, Training and Technical Assistance.