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AY 2018-2019: Fundamentals of Cyber Security, Bologna Business School, Master in Digital Technology Management. Course material: Textbook: Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 3/E William Stallings, Lawrie Brown. Global Edition. ISBN-10: 1-292-06617-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-292-06617-2 Slides: Available on this page. Please drop me an e-mail for username and password. Schedule: # Date Topic Material 01 13/02/18 Introduction to the Course. Introduction to Computer Security (slides 1-15). CASE: “Mirai IoT botnet" CASE: "Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It" Introduction to the Course (pdf) Introduction to Computer Security (pdf) Reading assignment #1: The Internet Worm Incident (Eugene H. Spafford) 02 20/12/18 Security-related news (report and discussion). Introduction to Computer Security (slides 15-end). Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 1-17). Main Concepts and Terminology (pdf) Reading assignment #2: The Internet of Things Is Wildly Insecure — And Often Unpatchable (Bruce Schneier) 03 09/01/19 CASE: "HTTP/HTTPS pharming attack. Description, example and discussion" Security-related news (report and discussion). Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 18-27). Discussion of the "Reading assignment #1". 04 10/01/19 Overview: main concepts and terminology CASE: "WannaCry Ransomware Attack" Discussion of the "Reading assignment #2". Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 28-end). Required reading: Compiler (Wikipedia) Reading assignment #3: Reflections on Trusting Trust (Ken Thompson) 05 14/01/19 (very) Basic cryptographic concepts. Discussion of the "Reading assignment #3". Basic cryptographic concepts (pdf) 06 17/01/19 Written exam (2 hours).

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