Lectures
| Week | Date | Lec | Topics | |
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| 1 | Mon 1/06 | L1 | Foundations (1) slides • Course intro & syllabus • Tensortrust lab |
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| 1 | Wed 1/08 | L2 | Foundations (2) slides • Common vulnerabilities overview |
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| 2 | Mon 1/13 | No class | ||
| 2 | Wed 1/15 | L3 | Foundations (3) slides • Basic secure coding principles |
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| 3 | Mon 1/20 | No class - University closed | ||
| 3 | Wed 1/22 | No class - University closed | ||
| 4 | Mon 1/27 | L4 | LLMs & Code Security slides • Using LLMs for safer code • Demo: AI coding assistants |
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| 4 | Wed 1/29 | L5 | CTF Basics slides • Fundamentals of CTF design & infra • Categories, scoring |
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| 5 | Mon 2/03 | L6 | Web Attacks (1) slides • SQL injections • XSS |
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| 5 | Wed 2/05 | L7 | Project Check-In #1 • Teams finalize challenge ideas • Instructor/peer feedback |
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| 6 | Mon 2/10 | L8 | Project Check-In #2 • Teams finalize challenge ideas • Instructor/peer feedback |
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| 6 | Wed 2/12 | L9 | In-class project bootstrap • In-class help for bootstrapping the project • Brainstorming, design discussions |
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| 7 | Mon 2/17 | L10 | Web Attacks (2) slides • Same Origin Policy |
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| 7 | Wed 2/19 | No class - University closed | ||
| 8 | Mon 2/24 | No class - Challenge building Check out some attack NDSS papers |
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| 8 | Wed 2/26 | No class - Challenge building Check out some defense NDSS papers |
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| 9 | Mon 3/03 | L11 | Web Attacks (3) slides • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Defenses |
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| 9 | Wed 3/05 | L12 | Web Attacks (4) slides • Clickjacking • CSRF • Session Management |
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| 10 | Mon 3/10 | No class - Spring Break | ||
| 10 | Wed 3/12 | No class - Spring Break | ||
| 11 | Mon 3/17 | L13 | Software Supply Chain (1) slides • Software Composition Analysis (SCA) |
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| 11 | Wed 3/19 | L13 | Software Supply Chain (2) slides | |
| 12 | Mon 3/24 | Open Lab / Review • In-class help for final polishing • Handling last-minute issues • Q&A on challenge deployment |
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| 12 | Wed 3/26 | Open Lab / Review • Final project Q&A • Testing environment “mini-rehearsal” |
- Final Project (CTF) Deliverable Due: Friday, March 28
| Week | Date | Lec | Topics |
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| 13 | Mon 3/31 | Challenge Testing (1) • Students attempt each other’s challenges • Collect feedback, note issues |
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| 13 | Wed 4/02 | Challenge Testing (2) • Continue challenge playthroughs • Post-mortems / solution sharing |