Here is a tentative schedule for lectures. I will be gradually updating this page. Please check this page often for the updated information.
| # | Date | Lecture | Readings | |
| 1 | 08/25 | Crypto Basics I | Chapter 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 of Computer Networks By Peterson and Davie | |
| 2 | 08/27 | Crypto Basics II | Chapter 8.4 of Computer Networks by Peterson and Davie | |
| Distributed Denial of Service Attacks | ||||
| 3 | 09/01 | Arbor Report | Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report | |
| 4 | 09/03 | Inferring DDoS | Inferring Internet Denial-of-Service Activity | |
| 5 | 09/08 | Network Capabilities | TVA, Optional How to review a paper | |
| 6 | 09/10 | Puzzles | Preventing DoC attacks | |
| 7 | 09/15 | Filters vs Capabilities | StopIt, Optional NetFence | |
| 8 | 09/17 | Overlay Defense | Phalanx | |
| 9 | 09/22 | Speakup | DDoS Offense | |
| 10 | 09/24 | Kill-Bots | Killbots | |
| Accountability | ||||
| 11 | 09/29 | Spoofer | Spoofer, Project proposal due | |
| 12 | 10/01 | AIP | AIP, optional Passport | |
| 13 | 10/06 | APIP | APIP | |
| Routing Security | ||||
| 14 | 10/08 | securing BGP | sBGP | |
| 10/13 | Fall break. No class. | |||
| 15 | 10/15 | Partial Deployment | PartialDeployment, optional BGPAdopt | |
| Fake Accounts | ||||
| 16 | 10/20 | SybilGuard | SybilGuard, optional The Sybil Attack | |
| 17 | 10/22 | Ostra | Ostra | |
| 18 | 10/27 | SybilRank | SybilRank | |
| 19 | 10/29 | SynchroTrap | SynchroTrap | |
| 20 | 11/03 | EvilCohort | EvilCohort, Project interim report due | |
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| 21 | 11/05 | Underground Economy | Underground Commoditization, optional eCrime | |
| 22 | 11/10 | Alibi Routing | Alibi Routing | |
| 23 | 11/12 | Encore | Encore | |
| 24 | 11/17 | Blindbox | Blindbox | |
| 25 | 11/19 | Class presentation | ||
| 26 | 11/24 | Class presentation | ||
| 12/11 | Final report and code due | Please email me your final report and code by 11:59pm. | ||