COMP 4920 Wireless and Mobile Security

(COMP 4420 Network and Mobile Security)

Teaching Team

Lecturer: Kan Yang. Email: kan.yang AT memphis.edu

TA: Jobin Jacob Sunny. Email: jjsunny AT memphis.edu

Course Description

This course will discuss security issues and solutions in computer and mobile networks. Topics include Web Security (web security mode, web application security), Cryptography (symmetric cryptography, public-key cryptography, SSL/TLS, and other crypto tools), Network Security (security issues in network protocols, network defense tools, DoS attacks, etc.), Mobile Security (mobile platform security models, mobile threats and malware), and Cloud Security. (The content and syllabus are subject to adjustment during the semester.)

Prerequisites: COMP 3825 and COMP 4410 or permission of instructor

Lecture

Tuesday/Thursday, 2:40 pm - 4:05 pm, Dunn Hall 249

Office Hours

With TA: DH 226, Time TBA

With Lecturer: By appointment only (Please arrange by email 2-3 days in advance)

Textbook

No required textbook

Evaluation

Grading: Final Grades = 2*Midterms (2*25%) + 2*Homework (2*15%) + 4*Quizzes(4*5%). No final exam during the final week!

Grading Scale: A: 85 – 100, B: 70 – 84, C: 60 – 69, D: 50 – 59, F: 49 and below. (Plus/minus grading will be used).

Course Policy

• Late Policy: Without prior request, no late work will be accepted. All late submission maybe accepted at a penalty of 15% per day for no more than THREE days.
• Testing Policy: The exam given is closed book/note/laptop/neighbor. But students are allowed to bring one cheat sheet (letter-sized 8.5-by-11) for quick reference. There will NOT be any makeup exams unless there is a documented emergency.
• Homework Assignment and Project Report Policy: It is recommended that students use a word processing software (e.g., Word or LaTeX) to type their homework solutions or project report, then submit well-formatted PDF files.

Homework

• Homework 1 (Due on Oct. 30 2017)
• Homework 2 (Due on Dec. 3 2017)

Course Schedule

Part I: Introduction

• Week 1:
  • AUG 29 - Lecture 1: Course Intro(slides 1)
  • AUG 31 - Lecture 2: Security Intro(slides 2)

Part II: Web Security

• Week 2:
  • Sep 05 - Lecture 3: Web Security Overview(slides 3)
    Optional Reading:
    • Same-origin Policy, Browser Security Handbook, part 2, by Michal Zalewski.
    • Securing Frame Communication in Browsers, by Adam Barth, Collin Jackson, and John C. Mitchell.
    • The Security Architecture of the Chromium Browser, by Adam Barth, Collin Jackson, Charles Reis, and Google Chrome Team.
  • Sep 07 - Lecture 4: Web Security - SQL Injection(slides 4)
    Optional Reading:
    • Advanced SQL Injection in SQL Server Applications, by Chris Anley.
    • SQL Injection Attacks by Example, by Steve Friedl's Unixwiz.net Tech Tips.
    • SQL Injection Cheat Sheet, OWASP.
• Week 3:
  • Sep 12 - Lecture 5: Web Security - Cross-Site Scripting(slides 5)
    Optional Reading:
    • Cross Site Scripting Explained, by Amit Klein.
    • XSS Attack Examples, by Lakshmanan Ganapathy.
    • XSS Filter Evasion Cheat Sheet, OWASP.
  • Sep 14 - Lecture 6: Web Security - Cross-Site Request Forgery(slides 6)
    Optional Reading:
    • Cross-Site Request Forgeries: Exploitation and Prevention, by William Zeller and Edward W. Felten.
    • Robust Defenses for Cross-Site Request Forgery, by Adam Barth, Collin Jackson, and John C. Mitchell.
    • CSRF Prevention Cheat Sheet, OWASP.
• Week 4:
  • Sep 19 - Lecture 7: Web Security - Session Management(slides 7)
    Optional Reading:
    • Secure Session Management With Cookies for Web Applications, by Chris Palmer.
    • Origin Cookies: Session Integrity for Web Applications, by Bortz et al.

Part III: Cryptography

• Week 4:
  • Sep 21 - Lecture 8: Cryptography - Symmetric Cryptography I(slides 8)
    Optional Reading:
    • Symmetric Cryptography Optional Notes
• Week 5:
  • Sep 26 - Lecture 9: Cryptography - Symmetric Cryptography II(slides 9)
  • Sep 28 - Lecture 10: Cryptography - Symmetric Cryptography III(slides 10)
• Week 6:
  • Oct 03 - Lecture 11: Cryptography - Public Key Cryptography I(slides 11)
    Optional Reading:
    • Asymmetric Cryptography Optional Notes
    • Oct 05 - Lecture 12: Cryptography - Public Key Cryptography II(slides 12)
• Week 7:
  • Oct 10 - Lecture 13: Midterm Review I(slides 13)
  • Oct 12 - Lecture 14: Midterm I(solutions)

Part IV: Network Security

• Week 8:
  • Oct 17 - Fall Break
  • Oct 19 - Lecture 15: HTTPS(slides 15)
• Week 9:
  • Oct 24 - Lecture 16: Networking Overview(slides 16)
  • Oct 26 - Lecture 17: Network Security Issues(slides 17)
• Week 10:
  • Oct 31 - Lecture 18: Network Defense Tools: Firewalls, VPN and Intrusion Detection(slides 18)
  • Nov 02 - Lecture 19: DNS Security(slides 19)
• Week 11:
  • Nov 07 - Lecture 20: Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks(slides 20)
  • Nov 09 - Lecture 21: Wireless Network Security Overview(slides 21)

Part V: Mobile Security

• Week 12:
  • Nov 14 - Lecture 22: iOS Security(slides 22)
  • Nov 16 - Lecture 23: Android Security(slides 23)
• Week 13:
  • Nov 21 - Lecture 24: Malware Overview(slides 24)
  • Nov 23 - Thanksgiving Holiday

Part VI: Cloud Security

• Week 14:
  • Nov 28 - Lecture 25: Security Issues in Cloud Computing
  • Nov 30 - Lecture 26: Midterm Review II(slides 26)
• Week 15:
  • Dec 05 - Lecture 27: Midterm II