CSCI-734: FOUNDATIONS OF SECURITY MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION

 

RIT Department of Computer Science
Syllabus ----- Schedule

CSCI-734 Foundations of Security Measurement and Evaluation Schedule


RIT Academic Calendar

Week Topics Homework Reading Special Events and Due Dates
1

 Course administration

 Topic 1: What are we going to measure and test?

 Specification of tools and products to research  see mycourses  
2  Topic 2: Security analysis process  Assignments, projects  see mycourses   Tools 1 presentation
3  Topic 3: Computer security policy evaluation  Research topic investigation  see mycourses

  Tools 2 presentation

4  Topic 4: Password and access control policy testing  Test 1  see mycourses   Tools 3 presentation
5  Topic 5: Access control security models  Assignment 2 see mycourses

Assignment 2 is due

6  Topic 6: Security policy models  Test 2  see mycourses   Tools 4 presentation
7  Topic 7: Assurance implementation  Project 1  see mycourses   Tools 5 presentation
8  Topic 8: System hardening and patching  Project 1  see mycourses   Project 1 is due
9  Topic 9: Security measurement  Project 1  see mycourses  Tools 6 presentation
10  Project and research group discussions  Project presentation  see mycourses   Project presentations
11  Topic 10: Security metrics  Project 2  see mycourses  Project 2 is due
12  Topic 11: Security metrics from the economic prospective  Assignment 1  see mycourses  Assignment 1 is due
13  Project inter-group discussions  Project report  see mycourses  
14  Topic 12: Security auditing  Test 3  see mycourses  
15  Project final and report publication  Report and publication see mycourses  Project presentations and discussions
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updated: Monday April 16 11:40:00 EST 2012