cs1.heigvd - CS1: Computer and Network Security

Slides (powerpoint):

1. Introduction (basics of security)
2. Attacks and Countermeasures
3. Cryptography
4. Secure Programming (incomplete)
5. Network Security
6. System Security
7. Trends

Activities or Projects [LOOK]

1. buffer overflow experiment [01-buff.htm]
2. Password Cracking Experiment [02-Ophcrack.htm]
3. RSA Encryption [03-RSA.htm]
4. Metasploit Exploits [04-Metasploit.htm]
5. FINAL report [05-final.htm]

Class Notes (if any)

Other links and Information

Secure Programming for Linux

Please do Google or Wikipedia searches for lots more information on many topics in security that were covered in class.

Security is at the forefront of the currents of computing news. Fraud has taken a front seat in the Internet, and is already causing significant financial losses that are climbing. The innovations in computer crime has blown the lid on many inherent flaws in our computing infrastructure (i.e. use of passwords) and financial infrastructure (i.e. use of credit card and account numbers). We are coasting in denial and spreading the losses and hoping things will get better. From “Evil Twins” to “Pharming”, from “SQL Injection” to “Rootkits”, the march of attack discovery is outpacing the fixes. The sinister truth is well stated by a trade magazine that said: “Computing at home has never been so powerful - and treacherous. Just as millions of consumers are buying new PCs and signing up for blur-fast Internet connections, cybercrooks are hatching schemes to take control of their machines.”