| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | SOURCE *** | |
| Week 1 | Tues. Feb 1 | Introduction to course, Windows and the Active Directory | Scambray Ch 1 | |
| Thur. Feb 3 | Lab#1--Exploring the Lab Environment | NONE but bring your student ID card to class | ||
| Week 2 | Tues. Feb 8 | Information Security Basics | Scambray Ch 2, <->SCHNEIER CH 1 and HANDOUT<-> | |
| Thur. Feb 10 | LAB#2--More Lab Environment Exploration | NONE | ||
| Week 3 | Tues. Feb 15 | The Security Landscape | Schneier Chapters 2-5 | |
| Thur. Feb 17 | LAB#3--Scanning and Enumeration | <->SCAMBRAY CH 3,4<-> | ||
| Week 4 | Tues. Feb 22 | Cryptography and Information Security | Schneier Chapters 6-8 | |
| Thur. Feb 24 | NO CLASS | I will be at a conference | ||
| Week 5 | Tues. Mar 1 | Identification, Authentication and Network Security | Schneier Chapter 9 presented by Group 1 Schneier Chapter 10 presented by Group 2 Schneier Chapter 11 presented by Group 3 |
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| Thur. Mar 3 | LAB#4--Windows Specific Services | <->SCAMBRAY CH 5<-> due: Research Paper Topic |
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| Week 6 | Tues. Mar 8 | CLASSES CANCELLED | ||
| Thur. Mar 10 | Security Technologies (meet in
R207) LAB#5--Privilege Escalation |
Schneier Chapter 12 presented by Group 4 Schneier Chapter 13 presented by Group 5 Schneier Chapter 14 presented by Group 6 <->SCAMBRAY CH 6<-> |
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| Week 7 | Tues. Mar 15 | Security Technologies | Schneier Chapter 15 presented by Group 7 Schneier Chapter 16 presented by Group 8 Schneier Chapter 17 presented by Group 1 |
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| Thur. Mar 17 | Midterm Exam | Schneier Chapters 1-14 and Scambray Chapters 1-6 | ||
| Week 8 | Tues. Mar 22 | NO CLASS | SPRING BREAK | |
| Thur. Mar 24 | NO CLASS | SPRING BREAK | ||
| Week 9 | Tues. Mar 29 | Security Strategies | Schneier Chapter 18 presented by Group 2 Schneier Chapter 19 presented by Group 3 Schneier Chapter 20 presented by Group 4 |
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| Thur. Mar 31 | LAB#6--Expanding Influence | <->SCAMBRAY CH 8<-> due: Annotated Bibliography |
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| Week 10 | Tues. Apr 5 | Security Strategies | Schneier Chapter 21 presented by Group 5 Schneier Chapter 22 presented by Group 6 Schneier Chapter 23 presented by Group 7 |
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| Thur. Apr 7 | LAB#7--Security Tools | NONE due: Project Idea |
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| Week 11 | Tues. Apr 12 | Security Strategies and Security Policies and Planning the CSO visit |
Schneier Chapter 24 presented by Group 8 and <->HANDOUT<-> |
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| Thur. Apr 14 | Guest Speaker--Cathy Bates, CSO of PSU | NONE due: Research Paper First Draft |
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| Week 12 | Tues. Apr 19 | Debriefing the CSO visit | NONE | |
| Thur. Apr 21 | LAB#8--Encryption and Steganography | NONE due: Project Status Report |
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| Week 13 | Tues. Apr 26 | LAB#9--Security Analysis | <->SCAMBRAY CH 16<-> | |
| Thur. Apr 28 | LAB#10--Looking at Log Files | NONE due: Research Paper Final Draft |
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| Week 14 | Tues. May 3 | Project Presentations | NONE | |
| Thur. May 5 | Project Presentations | NONE | ||
| Week 15 | Tues. May 10 | Project Presentations | NONE | |
| Thur. May 12 | Project Presentations | NONE | ||
| Week 16 | Thursday, May 19 (2:30pm-5pm) | Final Exam | ALL CHAPTERS |