DEPARTMENT OF Accounting and INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IS 497C INFORMATION ASSURANCE NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS
Spring 2010 (Ticket #: 12973 )
Instructor: Dr. Yüe "Jeff" Zhang | Class meeting day/time: R 7-945 PM |
Office: JH 3219; Phone: 677-6050 | Classroom: JH 2212 |
Office Hours: | TR 4-445 PM; W 945-1030 PM; R 945-1015 PM; & by appointment |
E-mail: jeff DOT zhang AT csun DOT edu | |
Course Description | Course Materials | Software Requirements |
Policies | Evaluation | Additional Information |
Tentative Schedule |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims at providing our students basic knowledge and skills to
understand threats to computer network security, and to apply network security
solutions to meet the increasing needs of businesses and organizations in
information assurance/security.
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE : IS
497C assumes strong background in IS 435. Therefore, students are strongly
advised to review main contents of IS 435 by themselves during the course of IS
497C.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the students will be aware of security issues related to computer networks, have an in-depth understanding of protocols that are critical in attack-defense mechanisms, and understand attack mechanisms and defense mechanisms.
Topics covered in this course include:
Network security overview
Threats to network security
Cryptography
Access control
Firewalls
Host and data security
Incidents and disaster response
Other security management-related topics
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TEXTBOOKS & COURSE MATERIALS
* Textbook:
Required: Raymond R. Panko, Corporate Computer and Network Security, 2/e, Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-185475-8, ISBN-10: 0-13-185475-5
Reference: Neal Krawetz, Introduction to Network Security, Charles River Media, 2007. ISBN: 1-58450-464-1
* CSUN email account: Communications with the
instructor must be conducted from the student's CSUN account.
Emails sent from accounts on other ISPs will NOT be replied after the end of the
second week of the semester. You can conveniently access your CSUN email account
through CSUN Webmail (www.csun.edu/webmail).
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0. Course Requirements
0.1 General requirements
(1) Attend all classes on time.
(2) Submit all assignments/projects on time.
(3) Take all the exams on their scheduled date and time.
(4) Contribute one's fair share in team projects.
0.2 Specific requirements
(1) Read assigned work in textbook, slides/handouts, and other assigned materials prior to attending each
class.
(2) Before each class session, go to the instructor's Web site and download the materials
(slides, handouts, announcements, etc) for
that session. Bring the printouts with you to class.
(3) Always bring your textbook with you to class. We will be referring to it on
a regular basis, so you need to keep it handy.
(4) Turn off your cell phones, pagers, etc. during class
time. You will receive a warning for the first offense, and a
5-credit-point reduction for each subsequent offense.
1. Attendance
1.1 Students MUST try their best to attend every class on time. Attendance will be randomly taken at the beginning of some classes. Attendance/participation points will be given to those who attend classes on time.
Total attrendance/participation points will be 40
1.2 It is the responsibility of the student (should s/he miss a class) to contact the instructor or classmates to obtain the assignments, handouts, announcements, and other
items that may have been given/assigned in the missed class.
2. Exam
2.1 Two
midterm exams
(100 points each)
and
one final exam
(120 points) will
be
given on the dates/times indicated in this syllabus.
The final exam
will have comprehensive
components.
2.2 Exam
study guide: will be posted before each of the three exams; indicates the
scope of the exam.
2.3 NO MAKE-UP EXAM. A student who
must miss one
midterm exam will have his/her final exam percentage applied to the
missed midterm exam (see "2.4" below for details). A second missed midterm will receive a zero credit.
2.4 Using final exam percentage for midterm is NOT automatic:
a student who must miss one midterm exam must contact the instructor
more
than 24 hours in advance in order to have his/her final exam percentage applied to the missed
midterm exam. Failure to do so will result in a zero
score for the missed exam.
3. Projects and Assignments
3.1 One paper (individual; 40 points), one
group report and presentation
(60
points).
3.2 Assignments and attendance (80 points total).
3.3 For the group report, students are required to form in
groups of
four for the report and presentation.
3.4 All individual homework
and projects must be completed INDEPENDENTLY.
4. Late Submission
4.1 Projects/assignments are due at the BEGINNING of the class on the due date.
4.2 Late submissions of 1-6 days late (calendar days) will be subjected to a 30% credit point deduction. A submission of 7 days late will be rejected
4.3 Late policies are strictly enforced. Therefore, please
do not email/call to
ask for an extension
of the due date of assignment/project.
4.4 Email submission will
not
be accepted.
4.5 Staying away from a class to finish due assignments is prohibited.
Any assignment submitted 20
minutes after the beginning of
the class is considered "next day".
5. Retention of Submitted Materials
5.1 All submitted materials become properties of the instructor.
5.2 The instructor will try his best to give the students prompt feedback.
5.3 Project/assignment submissions will be kept for one week after the grades
are made known to the students.
5.4 Exams will be kept one year.
5.5 Any dispute on grades must be brought up within one week after the
grades are made known to the class. After
that, it will be assumed that there is no disagreement on the said grade.
6.
Academic Dishonesty
***COBAE
Student Core Values Statement and Ethical Conduct Pledge***
Academic dishonesty of any form will NOT be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes:
A.
Cheating:
1) Use references in a close-book, close-note exam, or use unauthorized
materials or aids in a take-home or open-book exam;
2) Represent the work of others as their own (such as copy other students' work,
including taking a formula created by another student);
3) Submit the same academic work (or a substantial portion of it) for credit in
more than one course without authorization.
B. Fabrication: Attempt to alter and resubmit returned academic work with intend
to defraud the faculty member.
C. Facilitating academic dishonesty: intentionally
or knowingly help or attempt to help another to commit an act of academic
dishonesty - providing answers/formulas/solutions to
another student for an independent homework/assignment falls in this category.
D. Plagiarism: copy materials from a textbook or
from materials taken directly from a website without proper citation.
An act of academic dishonesty will automatically lead to zero credit for the exam or project/assignment where the act happens, and may lead to a grade of "F" for the course for the student(s) involved. The instructor may take additional action in accordance with the CSUN policies. See CSUN Catalog 2002-2004, PP. 523-525 for further information on the policies and procedures concerning plagiarism and cheating.
[My recent record of catching cheating behaviors]
(1) Total possible points:
Midterm Exams: 2 X 100 | 200 |
Final Exam (with comprehensive components) | 120 |
Assignments and attendance | 80 |
Team Report | 60 |
Individual Paper | 40 |
Total: | 500 |
(2) Grade scales:
Letter Grade | Points | Percentage Range |
A | 450-500 | 90-100% |
B | 400-449 | 80-89.9% |
C | 350-399 | 70-79.9% |
D | 300-349 | 60-69.9% |
F | <300 | Below 60% |
COMPUTER FACILITIES
1. JH 2212 is the designated lab for IS majors. More
information about the lab will be provided later.
2. For general use (including writing reports):
Computers are available for use in the College of Business' Microcomputer Lab
(JH2129 / JH2125).
COBAE Computer Lab Web Site
The computer labs in the Oviatt Library and Sierra Hall are available for you to use. These labs are open longer
hours and on the weekends. Follow this link to find the days and hours: Other Campus Computer
Labs.
ADA STATEMENT
Qualified students with physical or documented learning disabilities have the right to free accommodation to ensure equal access to educational opportunities. The student,
if seeking special accommodations, must notify the Student with Disabilities Resources
(110 Student Services Building) and the instructor
by the end of the second week of the semester.
TRULY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - exam dates will be finalized in Week 2
(Will be updated at least once a week)
Dates |
Class Contents |
Before Class |
Assign-green/Due-red |
After Class |
1: 1/21 | Ch1- Threat environment | Read Ch1 | Read chap & slides before class ... ==> | - do the same throughout semester |
2: 1/28 | Ch3 - Elements of cryptography | |||
3: 2/4 | Ch4 - Cryptography system standards | Team report assigned | ||
4: 2/11 | Furlough day, no class, no office hours | |||
5: 2/18 | Ch5 - Access control (2/17 is also furlough day - no office hours) | Exam1 study guide | First team to present: Team #7 | |
6: 2/25 | Exam 1 (chaps 1,3,4) | |||
7: 3/4 | Ch 5 (cont), Ch6 - Firewalls (Part 1) | Team #7 presentation; Individual term project ; ==> APA style |
APA style Some suggested sources |
|
8: 3/11 | Ch 6 (Part 2) ; report to be presented tonight (from Team #1) | Team #1 presentation; | ||
9: 3/18 | Ch7 - Host and data security; report to be presented tonight (from Team #2) | Team #2 presentation | ||
10: 3/25 | Furlough day, no class, no office hours | |||
11: 4/1 | Ch 7 (cont), Ch 8 - Application security | |||
12: 4/8 | Spring Break | No Class | Have a fun and safe break! | |
13: 4/15 | Exam 2 (chaps 5,6,7) - study guide posted 4/6 | |||
14: 4/22 | Ch 8 (cont); Ch 2 - Planning | |||
15: 4/29 | Ch 2 (cont) | Individual term paper due (Note: try to finish earlier) | ||
16: 5/6 | Ch 9 - Incident and disaster response |
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17: 5/13 |
Final exam is 8-10 (chaps 2,8,9, plus selected chaps from Part I and Part II) |
Study guide posted (Chaps 2, 8, 9 only) |
The Instructor's Motto
C onsistentSelf
portrait:
A nice person of PRINCIPLE:
- Respects the students while be honest with them on their weaknesses
– to help them grow
- Always says “Yes” when he can, but never hesitates to say “No”
when he must
Favorite Quotations:
* By Nature all men are alike, but by
education become different -- Anonymous
* 学如逆水行舟,不进则退。Learning
is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop behind -- Chinese
Proverb
* 知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者。He
who has a knowledge in a matter is not as good as he who is interested in it;
he who is interested in it is not as good as he who enjoys
doing it -- Confucius
(Chinese philosopher and educator, 551 B.C. - 479 B.C.)
* The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don't like
to do. They don't like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking
is subordinated to the strength of their purpose. -- Stephen R. Covey:
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
* We must do what
America does best, offer more opportunity to all and demand
more responsibility from all.
- Inaugural Address of United States President William J. Clinton,
January 20, 1993
* (Last, but
not the least) Eureka!
- California
State Motto
Last update: 05/06/2009
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