Assignments

Weekly assignments:

• Reading:
  • non-technical
  • technical
• Discussion questions:
  • Three discussion questions for each of
    • non-technical reading
    • technical reading
  • Bring these questions to class and turn them in on paper

Details for weekly assignments can be found here.

Two papers:

• Security Business Case
  • Draft due Week 6
  • Returned with comments Week 7
  • Final version due Week 8
• Security Plan
  • Draft due Week 13
  • Returned with comments Week 14
  • Final version due Week 15

Team projects:

• Student-selected groups of 3
  • Team A secures a Linux system
  • Team B attempts to penetrate the secured system
  • Team A attempts to penetrate system of Team C
  • Team B secures a system for penetration by Team D
• Each team secures a system and attempts to penetrate a system
• Project results due Week 13
  • Start well ahead of due date
  • More information in class
• Install Linux on your notebook
  • Complete by Week 7
  • Instructions can be found here.

Directions for submitting written assignments can be found here.