342 376: Information and Communication Technology Security (Spring 2021)


Course Description:
Introduction to computer security and information and communication technology, encryption techniques, introduction to number theory, public key algorithm, key management, hash function, digital signature and authentication protocol, electronic mail security, Internet Protocol (IP) security (IPsec), web security, virus, worm, firewall, information technology security management, computer security law.

Prerequisite: Basic Knowledge of Computer Network; Operating System; Computer Architecture; Database

Instructor: Chakchai So-In, Ph.D., chakso AT kku.ac.th
Office: SC#09 ANT Lab.
Office Hours: Monday 08.30am to 10.00am (or email me for appointment)
Class homepage: https://csperson.kku.ac.th/chakchai/342376_Spring21/
CNAP CCNA Security material: Cisco Network Academy CCNA Security
Netacad: Cisco Netacad
Teaching Assistant:
  • Chatchai Poonriboon chatchai AT kkumail.com, Office hour Sunday 04.00pm to 06.00pm @SC#09 ANT Lab.
  • Titaya Sriwuttisap titaya_s AT kkumail.com, Office hour Saturday 04.00pm to 06.00pm @SC#09 ANT Lab.

    • Location:
    Section I+II: - the class meets on Tuesday at room @SC8404 from 01.00pm to 03.00pm for lecture.
    - Labs: on Tuesday at room @SC9524 from 03.00pm to 05.00pm (Sec I)
    - Labs: on Tuesday at room @SC9524 from 05.00pm to 07.00pm (Sec II)
    Section III:- the class meets on Wednesday at room @SC9524 from 10.00am to 12.00pm for lecture.
    - Labs: on Wednesday at room @SC9524 from 01.00pm to 04.00pm (Sec III)
    Facebook Group: Facebook Group
    Class Email: cs342376 AT gmail.com
    Textbook
    The main textbooks for the course are
    1.Computer and Network Security (Thai Edition) by Chakchai So-In, 2011-2018.
    2.¤ÙèÁ×ÍàÃÕ¹áÅÐãªé§Ò¹ Network Security Lab ©ºÑºãªé§Ò¹¨ÃÔ§ by Chakchai So-In et al., 2018.

    Supplementary
    1. ¤ÙèÁ×ÍàÃÕ¹áÅÐãªé§Ò¹ Computer Network Lab ©ºÑºãªé§Ò¹¨ÃÔ§ by Chakchai So-In et al., 2018.
    2. Principles of Information Security by Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord, 2011.
    3. CCNA Security Course Booklet Version 1.1 by Cisco Systems, 2012.
    4. Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice by William Stallings, 2010
    5. Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World by Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, and Mike Specimner, 2002
    6. Law (ICT) Thailand

    Interesting Computer and Network Security Material
    1. Master in Security 3rd edition (Thai) by Jatuchai Pangjun, 2018
    2. ºÃÔËÒèѴ¡Òà Networking ´éÇ Windows 7 by ¾ÔÈÒÅ ¾Ô·ÂÒ¸ØÃÇÔÇѲ¹ì, 2012
    3. ¤ÑÁÀÕÃì Ubuntu Linux Server àÅèÁ 1 by ºÑ³±Ôµ ¨ÒÁÃÀÙµÔ, 2012
    4. ¤ÑÁÀÕÃì Ubuntu Linux Server àÅèÁ 2 by ºÑ³±Ôµ ¨ÒÁÃÀÙµÔ, 2012
    5. ¤ÑÁÀÕÃì Ubuntu Linux Server àÅèÁ 3 by ºÑ³±Ôµ ¨ÒÁÃÀÙµÔ, 2012
    6. µÔ´µÑé§Ãкºà¤Ã×Í¢èÒ Linux Server ÀÒ¤»¯ÔºÑµÔ by ¾ÔÈÒÅ ¾Ô·ÂÒ¸ØÃÇÔÇѲ¹ì, 2012
    7. Network and Computer Security Specialist #1, #2, #3 (Thai) by Minister of ICT, Thailand
    8.     Hands-on Ethical Hacking and Network Defense by Michael T. Simpson, Kent Backman, and James E. Corley, 2018
    9. CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide by Matt Walker, 2011
    10. CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide by Kimberly Graves, 2010
    11. Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C by Bruce Scheier, 2096
    12. Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards by William Stalling, 2010
    13. Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, and George Kurtz, 2009
    14. Network Security Architectures by Sean Convery, 2010
    15. CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional STUDY GUIDE by SYBEX, 2010

    Other good books are
    Slides from Prof. Raj Jain, Network Security Slides
    Most importantly, please READ all Computer and Network Security Wiki related topics.
    Network Programming (Bee)
    UNIX Tutorial for Beginners Tutorial@virginia.edu
    Example Toos/Testbed (Networking/Security/Mobile and Wireless Technology)
    Click Here to see a list of testbed/tools
    Project (Testbed) (Class in 2021)
    Project (Testbed) (Class in 2020)
    Project (Testbed) (Class in 2019)
    Project (Testbed) (Class in 2018)
    Project (Testbed) (Class in 2017)
    Project (Class in 2015)
    Project (Class in 2014)
    Project (Class in 2013)
    Project (Class in 2012)
    Project (Class in 2011)
    News
    Lecture Schedule: (Tentative Subject to Change)
    ClassDayDateTopic
    1Tuesday22/12/2020Course Overview
    2Tuesday29/12/2020Need for Security
    3Tuesday05/01/2021Risk Analysis
    4Tuesday12/01/2021Basic Encryption Techniques
    5Tuesday19/01/2021Application Security
    6Tuesday26/01/2021LAN Security
    7Tuesday02/02/2021Malicious Software
    8Tuesday09/02/2021Security Topic Selection Proposal (PPT) + Review for Midterm + Dhamma #1 + Dhamma #2 + Dhamma #3 + Encoragement1 + Encoragement2 + Encoragement3
    9Tuesday16/02/2021Mid-Term Exam (week 15/02-19/02) = Sunday 21/02 (09.00am - 12.00pm)
    10Tuesday23/02/2021IDS/IPS + VPN + IPSec
    11Tuesday02/03/2021Firewall + Authentication/Authorization/Accounting
    12Tuesday09/03/2021Software/Hardware Security + Block/Stream Ciphers
    13Tuesday16/03/2021Public Key Infrastructure
    14Tuesday23/03/2021(Cont.) + Hashing Techniques
    15Tuesday30/03/2021Ethic + Computer Crime + IT Law
    16Tuesday06/04/2021 (Holiday) => Sunday 04/04/2021 (09.00am - 12.00pm)Review for Finalterm + Final Security Tool/App Presentation PPT + Demo + Poster + Video (youtube) + Code/Configuration/Testbed
    17Tuesday13/04/2021Final-Term Exam (week 18/02-02/05) = 22/04 (08.30am - 11.30am)
    Homework/LabHW Assignments (Spring 2021 schedule): (Subject to Change)
    Ten or eleven homeworks will be assigned (as CCNA security Chapter Online Exam) throughout the course (a whole week). Click here https://www.netacad.com.
    Ten or eleven Lab Homeworks will be assigned (at the end of lab chapter) throughout the course (a whole week). Click here https://serazu.com/product/view.html?id=704.
    Note: Some of the questions will be used as QUIZ during the lecture.

    Submission:
    All assignment should be turned via Google Drive = 342376_Spring21. Late lab homework will be assessed a 30% penalty.
    Each homework should include title prefix = "GroupID_SubGroupID_HWID" such that ID is your Group/SubGroup/HW number.
    Each pair-lab should include title prefix = "GroupID_SubGroupID_LabID" such that ID is your Group/SubGroup/Lab number.
    Each pair-lab homework should include title prefix = "GroupID_SubGroupID_LabHWID" such that ID is your Group/SubGroup/Lab number.
    Note: For homework and lab assignment; you MUST include the cover letter with students' signature OTHERWISE they WILL NOT be graded.
    Lab Schedule: (Tentative Subject to Change)
    LabDescription
    #1Lab1: Install Virtual Machine + Windows OS + Basic Security + AntiVirus + Basic User Configuration (Lab1.pdf)
    #2Lab2: Shared Files (Chapter 4) + Basic Encryption/Decryption (Chapter 12)
    #3Lab3: Network Service Security (telnet/ftp/www) + Wireshark (Chapter 3)
    #4Lab4: Network Managenment Tools (Chapter 5)
    #5Lab5: Web and Database Security (Lab5.pdf)
    #6Lab6: Password Security (Lab6.pdf)
    #7Lab7: Malwares and Attacks (Chapter 9)
    #8Midterm Lab Exam (allow 1 Textbook)
    #9Midterm Lecture Exam (allow 1 A4)
    #10Lab8: IDS (Chapter 7)
    #11Lab9: IPSec + VPN + Email Security (Chapter 6)
    #12Lab10: Firewall + Proxy + NAT (Chapter 8)
    #13Lab11: Radius + Syslog Server + Backup (Chapter 10)
    #14Lab12: Set up Script + Stenography (Chapter 11)
    #15Lab13: Encryption/Decryption + Hashing (Chapter 13)
    #16Final Lab Exam (allow 1 Textbook)
    #17Final Lecture Exam (allow 1 A4)
    Academic Integrity
    Students at Khon Khan University are engaged in the first step for their professional career with the highest standards. Please follow the academic integrity guideline at Cheating and Plagiarism [@CMU]. All these rules are enforced for the entire course.
    Security Tools/Apps - Group of 2 up to 6 students
    Security Tool
    ONLY hands-on security tools on topic of your choice
    The final outcome MUST be something VISUAL= Computer/Network/Information/Internet/ Security Tools
    There is about 20 mins demo + Document (setting + demo)
    Tool Ideas: http://sectools.org/?page=1

    Main Project (Project I)
    Project Ideas:
  • Ideas at Stanford.edu
  • Ideas at Berkeley.edu
  • Ideas at MIT.edu
  • Ideas at DotCrime
  • Ideas at Sunysb.edu
  • Ideas at Berkeley.edu
  • Ideas at Udel.edu
  • Ideas at Fsu.edu
  • Ideas at Upenn.edu

    • In this semester, we focus on Mobile and Wireless Network Security including sensor network security; however, we do not limit on these.
    Cisco Netrider Contest (Networking Competition)
    Network Security Contest
    Click Here

    Project Milestone

    Description

    Completion Date

    #1Security Topic Selection Proposal + 10 mins Presentation (topic/list of students + 2 related work + what is it? + example = 5-7 pages)09/02/2021
    #2Security Topic Tool/App Submission + 20 mins Presentation + Poster + PPT + Video (youtube mp4) + Code + Demo04/04/2021

    Note: These are group projects BUT grading individually *write who do what in what%?*
    Grading: (tentative)
    Mid-Term Exam20%
    Final Exam25%
    Homework + Lab + LabHW + Quiz + Class participation25 +/- 5%
    Midterm + Final Lab Exams15%
    Security Tools/App20 +/- 5% (grading individually)

    Note that students are allowed to bring only "ONE" piece of A4 paper in each exam with additional non-memorized calculator
    The final exam material will be after the mid-term; however, all related contents will be also covered.
    The exam includes 1. True/False (+1, -1, and 0), 2. Numerical and Analysis, and 3. Fill in the blank.
    The final grade will be curved based on the overall performance of the whole class (probablistic clear cut-off point).
    Note: Extra Credits:
  • +2.5 to 5% 1st round competition
  • +1% for taking a network security contest exam
  • +5% passing Security Certifications
  • +1% if >80% of all students = course evaluation
    • Other related computer and network security research links
    1. CCSS Center for Computer Systems Security, University of Southern California, http://ccss.usc.edu/
    2. UW CSE Systems, Networking, and Security Research, University of Washington, http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/systems.intro.html
    3. Cyber Security, Virginia Tech, http://www.cyber.vt.edu/research
    4. The Computer Security Group, UCSB, http://seclab.cs.ucsb.edu/
    5. Security Research Lab, UC Berkeley, http://security.cs.berkeley.edu/
    6. IBM Security and Privacy, IBM, http://researcher.ibm.com/view_project.php?id=151
    7. CyLab, CMU, http://www.cylab.cmu.edu/
    8. Computer Security Division, NIST, http://csrc.nist.gov/
    9. Networking and Security Research Center, PSU, http://nsrc.cse.psu.edu/
    10. Security Group @CA, University of Cambridge, http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/
    11. Stanford Security Laboratory, Stanford University, http://seclab.stanford.edu/
    12. Network Operations and Internet Security Lab, GATECH (Prof. Nick Feamster), http://www.gtnoise.net/
    13. Illinois Security Lab, UIUC (Dr. Carl A. Gunter), http://seclab.illinois.edu/
    14. Systems and Internet Infrastructure Security (SIIS), PSU, http://siis.cse.psu.edu/
    15. Network Security Lab, Columbia University, http://nsl.cs.columbia.edu/
    16. CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION SECURITY (CICS), UCLA, http://www.cs.ucla.edu/security/
    17. Center for Wireless Information Network Studies, WPI (Prof. Kaveh Pahlavan), http://www.cwins.wpi.edu/
    18. Maryland Cybersecurity Center, UMD, http://www.cyber.umd.edu/faculty/index.html
    19. Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), Harvard, http://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/
    20. Systems and networking group, UCSD, http://sysnet.sysnet.ucsd.edu/sysnet/
    21. Information Security Research Group, UCL, http://sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk/
    22. Center for Information Assurance and Security, UTexas, http://www.cias.utexas.edu/index.htm
    23. Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHUISI), JHU, http://web.jhu.edu/jhuisi/
    24. University of Oregon Network Security Research Lab, University of Oregon, http://netsec.cs.uoregon.edu/
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