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College of Technology and Innovation
CST482/598 Network Forensics Spring 2009
SYLLABUS
Instructor: Bruce R. Millard Office: Santan 235K Phone: 727- Office Hours: see http://ctas.poly.asu.edu/millard/officehrs.html
Teaching Assistant: none
Lecture: 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM in Peralta 201
Schedule Line Number: 15052/
Description: Use and creation of advanced network forensics tools: intrusion detection and prevention, honeynets, traffic routing and management, and data reduction and graphing tools.
Prerequisite: CST 481, CST 489
Overrides: No capacity overrides will be given. The instructor may give prerequisite overrides to qualified students.
Required Text: Building Open Source Network Security Tools: Components and Techniques , Mike Shiffman, 2001, Wiley, ISBN 0471205443 Network Security Tools, N. Dhanjani and J. Clarke, April 2005, Oreilly Media, ISBN 0596007949 Recommended Text: Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation , John R Vacca , 2 ed, May 2005, Charles River Media, ISBN 1584503890
Grading: Projects 45 Midterm exam 25 Class participation 5 Final Exam 25 Comprehensive 100 See the class web page or page 3 of the syllabus on grading appeals and cheating for information on those topics.
Course Grade: based on points (absolute, fixed, no curve) CST 482 CST 598
= 96.0 A+ >= 98.0 A+ = 90.0 < 96.0 A >= 92.0 < 98.0 A = 88.0 < 90.0 A- >= 90.0 < 92.0 A- = 85.0 < 88.0 B+ >= 87.5 < 90.0 B+ = 80.5 < 85.0 B >= 82.5 < 87.5 B = 78.0 < 80.5 B- >= 80.0 < 82.5 B- = 75.0 < 78.0 C+ >= 77.5 < 80.0 C+ = 70.0 < 75.0 C >= 70.0 < 77.5 C = 60.0 < 70.0 D >= 60.0 < 70.0 D < 60.0 E < 60.0 E
College of Technology and Innovation
CST482/598 Network Forensics Spring 2009
Tentative Schedule
Week Date Topics Assignment Reading 1* Jan 20, 22 Introduction P0,P0 due,P1^ Handout 1 2 Jan 27, 29^ Data Man. (pgp) & Incidents^ N 3 Feb 3, 5^ Tools (install & use)^ P1 due^ N 4 Feb 10, 12^ Tools (use & extensions)^ P2^ N 5 Feb 17, 19^ Tools (use & extensions)^ P3^ N4, N5, N 6 Feb 24, 26^ Midterm Exam Review P2 due^ Everything so far 7 Mar 3, 5 Midterm Exam P3 due Everything so far Mar 8-15 Spring Break P4 avail Eyelids 8 Mar 17, 19 Tools (system & network logs) P5 avail N 9 Mar 24, 26 Tools (programming extensions) P4 due 1, 2, 3 10 Mar 31, Apr 2^ Tools (programming extensions) 8, 10 11 Apr 7, 9 Network programming libraries P5 due 12 Apr 14, 16 Creating a new tool P6 avail 13 Apr 21, 23 Creating a new tool 14 Apr 28, 30 Creating a new tool 15 May 5 Final Review P6 due Everything May Final Exam (Comprehensive)
To get a broader idea see
http://ctas.poly.asu.edu/millard/CST482/CST%20482%20Description.doc
- Numbers are Chapter and Appendix numbers from the1st required textbook. The Nxx, reading is from the 2nd required text (Network Security Tools). Reading includes any additional class handouts that may appear because of limitations in the text and information necessary for programming projects.
Dates of note: Course Withdrawal Deadline April 5 Complete Withdrawal Deadline May 5
No late assignments (homework or project) will be accepted without prior approval from the instructor. No make-up exams will be given without written documentation of illness or prior approval from instructor.
Supplementary Information
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