CSED415: Computer Security (컴퓨터 보안)

The intended audience of this course are senior-level undergraduate students who are interested in computer security. We will cover fundamental computer security concepts and principles including, but not limited to software security, systems security, network security, and cryptography. We will also practice these concepts through hands-on lab assignments and a team project.

ℹ️ Information

• Instructor: Seulbae Kim
• TA: Hyuksoon Jang (hyuksoon@postech.ac.kr)
• Term: Spring 2025 (Feb 17, 2025 ~ June 5, 2025)
• Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 PM ~ 3:15 PM
• Location: Room 106, Science Building II

🗓️ Schedule

Part 0: Basics and Principles

• Week 1
  • Lec 01: Introduction
  • Lec 02: The Fundamentals
• Week 2
  • Lec 03: Secure Coding
  • Lec 04: On Trusting Trust

Part 1: Attacks and Defenses

• Week 3
  • Lec 05: x86_64 Assembly
  • Lec 06: Shellcode, Buffer Overflow, and Control Flow
• Week 4
  • Lec 07: Attacks and Defenses (1)
  • Lec 08: Attacks and Defenses (2)

Part 2: Cryptographic Primitives and Applications

• Week 5
  • Lec 09: Symmetric Cryptography
  • Lec 10: Asymmetric Cryptography
• Week 6
  • Lec 11: Hash, Message Authentication Code, and Authenticated Encryption
  • Lec 12: Digital Signatures and Certificates
• Week 7
  • Lec 13: TLS and HTTPS
  • Lec 14: Team Project Proposals

Midterm Exam

• Week 8
  • Midterm Exam

Part 3: Authentication and Authorization

• Week 9
  • Lec 15: Authentication (1)
  • Lec 16: Authentication (2)
• Week 10
  • Lec 17: Discretionary Access Control
  • Lec 18: Mandatory Access Control

Part 4: Systems and Software Security

• Week 11
  • Lec 19: Malware
  • Lec 20: Anti-malware
• Week 12 (Official holidays - recorded lectures)
  • (Children’s Day) Lec 21: Review of Lab Assignments
  • (POSTECH Festival) Lec 22: Review of Midterm Exam
• Week 13
  • Lec 23: Denial-of-Service and Firewall
  • Lec 24: Database Security
• Week 14
  • Lec 25: Fuzzing
  • Lec 26: Symbolic Execution

Final Exam and Project Presentation

• Week 15
  • Lec 27: Team Project Presentations (1)
  • Lec 28: Team Project Presentations (2)
• Week 16
  • Final Exam

Disclaimer: I referred to the course materials of the following professors for the slides: Prof. Jong Kim (POSTECH), Prof. Taesoo Kim (Georgia Tech), Prof. Sangkil Cha (KAIST), Prof. Nickolai Zeldovich (MIT), and Prof. Reluca Ada Popa (UC Berkeley).