CSE 5477.01
Transcript Abbreviation:
Offensive Security
Course Description:
This course will give students an overview of existing offensive computing techniques, which include well known attacks that break confidentiality, integrity and availability of computing resources. Attacks targeting on human weaknesses without taking special care to security will also be discussed.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
Cross-listed in ECE 5567.01.
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
(N/A)
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 2431, 5431, or Grad standing.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for ECE 5567.01.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Be familiar with reconnaissance.
Be familiar with confidentiality attacks.
Be familiar with integrity attacks.
Be familiar with availability attacks.
Be familiar with human weakness attacks.
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
Topic | LEC | REC | LAB | LAB Inst |
---|---|---|---|---|
Common reconnaissance (e.g., fingerprinting, scanning, data gathering) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Confidentiality attack: side-channel attacks | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
Confidentiality attack: crypto and password attacks | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
Confidentiality attack: data leakage attacks (e.g., SQL injection attack) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
Integrity attacks: malware attacks (e.g., virus, Trojans, ransomware, kernel rootkits) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Integrity attacks: control flow hijack attacks | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Availability attacks: Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
Human weakness attack (e.g., social engineering attacks) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
Aspect | Percent |
---|---|
Lab | 40% |
Course projects | 20% |
Final exam | 20% |
Midterm exam | 15% |
Class participation | 5% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
Title | Author | Year |
---|---|---|
No Textbooks and Other Course Materials Entered. |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
Outcome | Contribution | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions. |
2 | Significant contribution (7+ hours) | Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline. |
3 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. |
4 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles |
6 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions. |
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
Outcome | Contribution | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics |
2 | Significant contribution (7+ hours) | an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors |
3 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences - pre-2019 EAC SLO (g) |
4 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts |
6 | Significant contribution (7+ hours) | an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions |
7 | Substantial contribution (3-6 hours) | an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies |
Embedded Literacies Info:
Attachments:
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Additional Notes or Comments:
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Basic Course Overview:
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