Courses
Recent courses and seminars
Software Vulnerabilities and Security is a graduate course covering
common software programming, configuration, and design mistakes, and how
to avoid them. The goals of the course are the following:
- Examine major vulnerability classes introduced in various software
domains and levels of the software stack
- Understand effective techniques for defending against exploitation
in situ
- Understand approaches for detecting the presence of vulnerabilities
during development and deployment
- Gain hands-on experience in attacking and defending vulnerable
software
Examples of topics covered by this course include:
- Memory corruption
- Reverse engineering and binary analysis
- Static and dynamic vulnerability discovery
- Malware analysis and triage
- Web security
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
- Network service vulnerabilities
- Malicious campaigns and exploitation
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Software Vulnerabilities and Security is a graduate course covering
common software programming, configuration, and design mistakes, and how
to avoid them. The goals of the course are the following:
- Examine major vulnerability classes introduced in various software
domains and levels of the software stack
- Understand effective techniques for defending against exploitation
in situ
- Understand approaches for detecting the presence of vulnerabilities
during development and deployment
- Gain hands-on experience in attacking and defending vulnerable
software
Examples of topics covered by this course include:
- Web security
- Memory corruption
- Reverse engineering and binary analysis
- Static and dynamic vulnerability discovery
- Malware analysis and triage
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Network Security explores practical elements of securing networked
systems and services. The course goals are the following:
- Provide a solid understanding of the design and analysis of network
security architectures, protocols, and services
- Provide an in-depth examination of contemporary network security
standards and their limitations
- Provide hands-on experience in attacking and defending network
services
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Low-level network attacks
- Wireless security
- Naming and routing
- Privacy and anonymity
- Web security
- Cloud applications
Special Topics in Offensive Security is a graduate course that
explores the tools and techniques used to attack systems, networks, and
software. The course goals are the following:
- Provide both theoretical and working knowledge of popular
vulnerability classes and how to exploit them
- Enumerate deployed defense classes and how to bypass them
- Examine techniques for discovering 0-day vulnerabilities and
developing proof-of-concept exploits
- Provide hands-on experience in the stages of typical attack
campaigns
Topics covered by this course include:
- Security foundations
- Memory corruption
- Reverse engineering
- Fuzzing
- Reconnaissance
- Privilege escalation
- Attack persistence
- Data exfiltration