Welcome to Computer Security 2023
Recommended Book
- Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 4th edition
- Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) - Copyright © 2018
- William Stallings Lawrie Brown
- please check with your university library for the link for the e-book
General FAQ
| Q | A |
|---|---|
| I missed my class / missed marking my attendance/ attended online / attended another tutorial class | → Come to class and meet me to mark your attendance with valid reasons |
| Where can I get the course notes & slides | → Only certain slides are available to share, other slides are subject to copyright by publisher, all notes are available in the book, all exams will be based from the contents of the book |
| Where can I get the recordings of the lecture | It is shared in your university document system and also in the telegram group |
| Other FAQ | FAQ |
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Lecture Topics
Recordings available via university system
1st Half
| Week | Date | Topic | Chapter/Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/May | Introduction to the course | - |
| 2 | 9/May | History | |
| 3 | 16/May | Security management & Risk Analysis | Chapter 1&14 |
| 4 | 23/May | User Authentication | Chapter 3 |
| 5 | 30/May | Access Control | Chapter 4 |
| 6 | 6/June | Malicious Software | Chapter 6 |
| 13/June | Assignment 1 |
2nd Half
| Week | Date | Topic | Chapter/Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | 20/June | Security Audit | Chap18 |
| 2-2 | 27/June | DB/DC | Chap5 |
| 2-3 | 4/July | Software security | Chap11 |
| 2-4 | 11/July | Internet Security | Chap22 |
| 2-5 | 18/July | Summary | |
| 2-6 | 25/July | Tutorial test/Revision | |
| 2-7 | 1/Aug | Assignment 2 |