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Course Information
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Course description
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A comprehensive study of the principles and practices of computer
systems security including operating systems security,
software security, network security, and web security.
Topics include common attacking techniques such as virus, trojan,
worms and memory exploits; applied cryptography and key management;
intrusion detection and security analytics; trusted computing;
access control; password protection; and legal and ethical issues
in computer security.

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Instructor information
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- `Chung Hwan Kim <https://chungkim.io/>`__ (chungkim@utdallas.edu).
- Office hours: By appointment.
- Feel free to send the instructor an email to make an appointment.

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TA information
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- `Dongpeng Liu <https://voices.uchicago.edu/dliu/>`__ (dongpeng.liu@utdallas.edu).
- `Yu-Yen Chung <https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-yen-chung>`__ (yu-yen.chung@utdallas.edu).
- Office hours: By appointment.
- Feel free to send the TAs an email to make an appointment.

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Prerequisites
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- Basic algorithmic design and analysis (CS 5343).
- System programming and operating systems concepts (CS 5348).

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Class modality
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- Modality: **Online** (`Spring 2021 Registration Information <https://covid.utdallas.edu/students-families-info/spring-2021-registration/>`__).
- When: Lecture videos will be uploaded to `MS Stream <https://web.microsoftstream.com/group/eb035d62-4726-4a52-8c22-7fb357841494>`__ every **Friday** (by 11:59pm CST) according to the `Schedule <https://crs.s3lab.io/cs6324/2021/spring/sched.html>`__.
- **Q&A**: You can post your questions in the `Questions <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3ae05eb1d6685844669449049887dfe3b8%40thread.tacv2/Questions?groupId=eb035d62-4726-4a52-8c22-7fb357841494&tenantId=8d281d1d-9c4d-4bf7-b16e-032d15de9f6c>`__ channel in MS Teams, attend the live breakout sessions, or contact the instruct/TA.

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Remote/Virtual breakout sessions
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- Where: `MS Teams <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3adc8c1ddc88324d49b4b1f6c4f4a9cf6a%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=eb035d62-4726-4a52-8c22-7fb357841494&tenantId=8d281d1d-9c4d-4bf7-b16e-032d15de9f6c>`__
  (per-group channels).
- When: Every **Tuesday 9-10am** CST according to the `Schedule <https://crs.s3lab.io/cs6324/2021/spring/sched.html>`__.
- You can find your **group and channel information** `here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vkhlph8S6VI0Lgww2R-xR7h5Hr4civm5wwOkaMl0FSo>`__.
- Participation is **not required** (but encouraged).

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Asynchronous learning & COVID-19 guidelines
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- `Asynchronous Access for Spring 2021 FAQ <https://covid.utdallas.edu/response/faq/#asynchronous>`__.
- `COVID-19 Guidelines and Resources <https://go.utdallas.edu/syllabus-policies>`__.

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Student learning objectives/outcomes
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Students shall be able to understand what are the common threats faced
today, what are the foundational theory behind information security,
what are the basic principles and techniques when designing a secure
system, how to think adversarially, how today's attacks and defenses
work in practice, how to assess threats for their significance, and
how to gauge the protections and limitations provided by today's
technology. In particular, the students will have:

- Ability to understand and explain fundamental security concepts.
- Ability to understand common threats and recognize vulnerabilities of information systems.
- Ability to understand and apply cryptographic algorithms.
- Ability to understand and apply network security enumeration and monitoring tools.
- Ability to understand and apply security policies.

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Grading policy
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- Homeworks (25%): 3 homeworks.
- Projects (30%): 3 projects.
- Quizzes (10%): 4 quizzes.
- Midterm exam (15%).
- Final exam (20%).
- **Homework 3 is optional**:
  Homework 3 grade will substitute the lowest prior homework grade
  if it is higher.

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Evaluation & late policy
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* Homeworks and projects will be evaluated on a 100-point scale (0-100).
* Late homeworks and projects will be penalized 10 point per day
  (24-hour period).
* **Quizzes** and **Homework 3** must be submitted before the deadline
  (**above late policy is not applicable**);
  late submission will result in **zero point**.

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Academic integrity
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.. important::

    **Cheating vs. collaboration**

    Collaboration is a very good thing. On the other hand, cheating is
    considered a very serious offense and is vigorously prosecuted.
    Vigorous prosecution requires that you be advised of
    the cheating policy of the course before the offending act.

    For this semester, the policy is simple: don't cheat:
        - *Never* share code or text on the homeworks and projects.
        - *Never* use someone else's code or text in your solutions.
        - *Never* consult potential solutions on the Internet.

    On the other hand, for this class, you are strongly encouraged to:
        - Share ideas.
        - Explain your code to someone to see if they know why it doesn't work.
        - Help someone else debug if they've run into a wall.

    If you obtain help of any kind, always **write the name(s) of your sources**.

    (ref. http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse451/15au/)

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Online resources
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- `Course website <https://courses.s3lab.io/cs6324/2021/spring>`__: Course information, schedule, homework and project instructions.
- `MS Stream <https://web.microsoftstream.com/group/eb035d62-4726-4a52-8c22-7fb357841494>`__: Lecture videos.
- `MS Teams <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3adc8c1ddc88324d49b4b1f6c4f4a9cf6a%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=eb035d62-4726-4a52-8c22-7fb357841494&tenantId=8d281d1d-9c4d-4bf7-b16e-032d15de9f6c>`__: Q&A and live virtual/remote breakout sessions.
- `eLearning <https://elearning.utdallas.edu/webapps/blackboard/execute/announcement?method=search&context=course&course_id=_190362_1>`__: Quiz, homework and project submission.

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Acknowledgment
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- Lecture slides are built based on `Prof. Ninghui Li <https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/ninghui/>`__'s class.