ECE 416/516 CYBER DEFENSE FUNDAMENTALS

Instructor: Dr. Hongyi Wu

Office: 220 Kaufman Hall
Regular office hours: Wed. 2:00-4:00PM or by appointment.
Phone: 757-683-3741
E-mail: h1wu@odu.edu

Lecture: Wednesday 4:20PM-7:00P, GORNTO TELETECHNET BUILDING 0204

Course web site: http://www.lions.odu.edu/~h1wu/teaching.html

Reading Material: Andrew S. Wade Trappe and Lawrence C. Washington, Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory, 2nd Edition, Pearson, 2005

Tentative Syllabus: This course introduces students to cyber security and defense. The course will primarily focus on cybersecurity theory, information protection and assurance, and computer systems and networks security. This course provides the essentials for understanding the security threats to informations systems, the methods to counter these threats, and the state-of-the-art implementations and applications of cybersecurity systems.

• Module A: Introduction and Classic Cryptosystems
• Module B: Number Theory
• Module C: Symmetrical Encryption
• Module D: Public Key Encryption
• Module E: Hash Function
• Module F: Cryptography Applications: Digital Signature, Certificate, Internet Security, and Authentication

Assignments and Exams:

• Assignments: About 8 homework assignments (programming)
• Exams: 2 midterm exams and a final exam

Grading Policy:

• Classroom Participation: 15%
• Assignments: 8x5%=40%
• Midterm Exams: 2x10%=20%
• Final Exam: 25%

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