EC 310: Applications of Cyber Engineering (2-2-3)  


Course Description

The second of a two-course sequence in cyber security, EC310 provides students with a solid foundation in computer and network operations and vulnerabilities, and the means to protect mission-critical systems.  Prerequisites: SI110 and 2/C standing.


Schedule

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Week
Topic
Lecture
Lab
Homework
Aug 19 Host: Number Systems Lecture 1 Lab 1 Homework 1 *
Host: C Programming Lecture 2 Lab 2 Homework 2 *
Aug 26 Host: Registers and Memory Lecture 3 Lab 3 Homework 3 *
Host: Arrays and Strings Lecture 4 Lab 4 Homework 4 *
Sep 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Host: Pointers Lecture 5 Lab 5 Homework 5 *
Sep 9 Host: The Stack Lecture 6 Lab 6 Homework 6 *
Host: Buffer Overflow Lecture 7 Lab 7 Homework 7 *
Sep 16 Host: Files Lecture 8 Lab 8 Homework 8 *
Host: Privilege Management Lecture 9 Lab 9 Homework 9 *
Sep 23 Catch up!
Catch up! Catch up! None
Host: Stack Smashing
Lecture 10

Exam

Lab 10
None
Sep 30 Network: TCP/IP Model
Lecture 11 N/A
Homework 11
Network: IP
Lecture 12 Lab 12 Homework 12
Oct 7 Network: Ethernet Lecture 13 Lab 13 Homework 13
Network: Subnets Lecture 14 Lab 14 Homework 14
Oct 14 Network: Routing Lecture 15 Lab 15 Homework 15
Lecture 16 Lab 16 Homework 16
Oct 21 Lecture 17 Lab 17 Homework 17
Lecture 18 Lab 18 Homework 18
Oct 28 Lecture 19 Lab 19 None (study!)
Lecture 20 EXAM 2 Homework 20
Nov 4 Lecture 21 Lab 21 Homework 21
Lecture 22 Lab 22 Homework 22
Nov 11 Lecture 23 Lab 23 Homework 23
Lecture 24 Lab 24 Homework 24
Nov 18 Lecture 25 Lab 25 Homework 25
Lecture 26 Lab 26 Homework 26
Nov 25 Lecture 27
Lab 27 None (eat!)
Thanksgiving Break
Dec 2 Lecture 28 Lab 28 Homework 28
N/A N/A

Announcements

HIGH PRIORITY

MANDATORY LECTURE! October 15th (Tuesday), 1200-1315 in Alumni Hall. The speaker is: Mr. Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator.

Monday Evening EI with Nick Rosasco, 1915-2100 in RI-065.

Homework EI Session with MIDN 1/C Hamilton. Monday, 1930-2100 in RI-064.

Six Week Exam Solution is posted! See link on the left.

How did you do with your six-week grade compared to your shipmates? A histogram of the EC310 six-week grades is posted. See link on the left.

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