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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • be able to learn security related details of Oss and their critical dependece factors,
  • be able to learn methods needed to analysis and discover threats against Oss
  • be able to learn techniques and and tools needed to implement countermeasures against threats.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction, basic terms & concepts in information security & related legal issues Preliminary study 1
2 Basics of OS Security; concepts, general & common problems, threats, countermeasures Preliminary study 2
3 Access controls & methodologies, IAAA in OS & relevant technologies & applications in today’s world Preliminary study 3
4 Centralized / decentralized IAAA solutions, different IAAA architectures in secure OS Preliminary study 4
5 Audit & monitoring in OS Preliminary study 5
6 Intro to cryptography, protection of assets, data, systems in OS with today’s best practices Preliminary study 6
7 Secure system management; models, solutions, various technologies Preliminary study 7
8 Midterm
9 Opensource architecture & approach and its relation with information security & OS security Preliminary study 8
10 IAAA differences of Linux vs. Windows architectures Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
11 IAAA differences of Linux vs. Windows architectures Part II Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
12 Network related issues in OS Security Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
13 Network related issues in OS Security (including cryptographic basics) Part II Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
14 Related vulnerabilities, threats & countermeasures (DOS attacks, malicious codes, XSS, rootkits, JavaScript, SQL, Ajax, .Net, Apache, IIS, etc) Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
15 Related vulnerabilities, threats & countermeasures (DOS attacks, malicious codes, XSS, rootkits, JavaScript, SQL, Ajax, .Net, Apache, IIS, etc) Part II Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer, Publisher: Thomson, 2003 (2004 2nd ed), ISBN 13: 9780619160401©2004, ISBN 10: 0619160403
Suggested Readings/Materials Maximum Linux Security (2nd Edition), John Ray, Sams, 2 Pap/Cdr edition, 2001, ISBN10: 0672321343, ISBN13: 9780672321344 Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, Joel Scambray & Stuart McClure, McGrawHill Osborne Media, 2006, ISBN10: 0072230614, ISBN13: 9780072230611 CISSP Textbook, Vallabhaneni, S.Rao, SRV Pro Publications, 2002, ASIN: B0006S7QN0 ISO27001:IEC, British Standards Institution, 2005 Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, et al, McGrawHill Osborne, Fourth Edition, 2003, ISBN 0072227427 Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Schneier, Bruce, Second Edition, 1998, ISBN 0471117099 Hacking Exposed Web Applications, Scambray, Joel, et al, Second Edition, McGrawHill Osborne, 2006, ISBN 0072262990

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
5
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
40
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
6
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
5
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
36
    Total
142

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Computer Engineering; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Computer Engineering problems

X
2

Ability to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Computer Engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose

X
3

Ability to design a complex computer based system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose

X
4

Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for Computer Engineering practice

X
5

Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating Computer Engineering problems

X
6

Ability to work efficiently in Computer Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually

7

Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of two foreign languages

8

Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself

9

Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility

10

Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development

11

Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of Computer Engineering solutions

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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