Secure Computer Systems

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September 28th, 2009

Lec 14

Slides here.

September 23rd, 2009

Lec 13

Slides here.

September 22nd, 2009

Lec 12

Slides here.

September 20th, 2009

Reading assignment -1: Due 9/23

With Microscope and Tweezers: An Analysis of the Internet Virus of November 1988

Read the above article and turn in a short summary of your thoughts on this paper in relation to the material discussed in class so far. Submit by email to the course email account (not to me!). Only include as an email message, do not include Word or PDF attachments.

Due Wed 9/23 before class.

September 18th, 2009

Lecture 11

Slides here.

September 14th, 2009

Lec 10

Slides here.

September 14th, 2009

Lec 09

Slides here.

September 11th, 2009

Lec 08

Slides here.

September 9th, 2009

Lec 06

Slides here.

September 4th, 2009

HW1: Buffer overflows

Details are here. Due on Monday, the 14th.

The link to the grading page is available here. The page now shows real time results.

Here are some additional links that you may want to consult for this homework.

  • A nice tiny guide to x86 architecture.