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AY 2017-2018: 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 24/01/18 Introduction to the Course. Introduction to Computer Security (slides 1-9). CASE: "Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities" 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 31/01/18 Security-related news (report and discussion). Introduction to Computer Security (slides 10-end). Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 1-13). Discussion of the "Reading assignment #1". CASE: "WannaCry Ransomware Attack" Main Concepts and Terminology (pdf) Reading assignment #2: The Internet of Things Is Wildly Insecure — And Often Unpatchable (Bruce Schneier) 03 07/02/18 Security-related news (report and discussion). Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 14-34). Discussion of the "Reading assignment #2". CASE: "HTTP/HTTPS pharming attack. Description, example and discussion" Required reading: Compiler (Wikipedia) Reading assignment #3: Reflections on Trusting Trust (Ken Thompson) 04 15/02/18 Security-related news (report and discussion). Overview: main concepts and terminology (slides 35-end). (very) Basic cryptographic concepts (slides 1-18). Discussion of the "Reading assignment #3". CASE: "FBI vs. Apple" Basic cryptographic concepts (pdf) Reading assignment #4: How a Tiny Startup Became the Most Important Hacking Shop You’ve Never Heard Of (Joseph Coxand and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai) 05 21/02/18 Security-related news (report and discussion). (very) Basic cryptographic concepts (slides 19-end). User authentication. Discussion of the "Reading assignment #4". CASE: "John the Ripper (password cracker)" CASE: "Security of mobile devices" User authentication (pdf) 06 15/03/18 Written exam (2 hours).

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