INLS 187: Information Security

Online Class Notes

• April 23: Class wrap up; the present and future of information security
• April 21: Certification and the information security job market
• April 16: Firewalls and proxy servers
• April 14: Ethics
• April 9: Forensic analysis
• April 7: Using software to take control of spam and Web ads
• April 2: Piracy and logging
• March 31: TEACH legislation; anti-circumvention rulemaking
• March 26: Integrity checkers
• March 24: Personnel security and social engineering
• February 26: information security concepts; where do we stand?
• February 24: database nation
• February 19: wireless
• February 17: No class due to snow and ice
• February 12: Data channel security; VPNs, IPSEC and iptables
• February 10: LC4 & Cracklib; security organizations; the Orange Book
• February 5: GPG and friends
• February 3: encryption
• January 29: network statistics
• January 27: Slammer worm; privacy policy; Schneier's adversaries
• January 22: Security history
• January 15: Automated testing, SAINT, system tours and quick tools
• January 13: The Constitution; Schneier's threats and types of attacks
• January 8: Class overview, computer requirement, the security landscape