CS 3710: daily announcements slide set

Students

xkcd # 557

Dynamic Entropy

xkcd # 2318

Hair Growth Rate

xkcd # 2316

Pinouts

xkcd # 2317

## Day 16: Tuesday, June 14th
- We are switching classrooms starting tomorrow to THN D115
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 7 (Forensics)](../../hws/hw-forensics.html) is due Thursday (6/16)
    - A VB image with Autopsy installed and configured is on the Collab landing page
  - You will have to install [Autopsy](https://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/) and download a very large hard drive image
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), HW 3 (ethics), HW 4 (RSA), all three quizzes, and the midterm
  - Still to be graded: HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF), HW 6 (cryptocurrency)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Lecture: today we will go back to [buffer overflows](../../slides/buffer-overflows.html#/) (we ended on [slide 4.14](../../slides/buffer-overflows.html#/3/13))
  - Then [binary exploits](../../slides/binary-exploits.html#/)
  - I likely will finish this material tomorrow; what to do on Thursday?  (Friday is a separate lecture and review session)

Digital Data

xkcd # 1683

## Day 15: Monday, June 13th
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 7 (Forensics)](../../hws/hw-forensics.html) is due Thursday (6/16)
    - We'll go over it today after the lecture
  - You will have to install [Autopsy](https://www.sleuthkit.org/autopsy/) and download a very large hard drive image
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), HW 3 (ethics), HW 4 (RSA), all three quizzes, and the midterm
  - Still to be graded: HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF), HW 6 (cryptocurrency)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due today: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will go over [Digital Forensics](../../slides/forensics.html#/)
  - Then come back to [buffer overflows](../../slides/buffer-overflows.html#/) (we ended on [slide 4.14](../../slides/buffer-overflows.html#/3/13))
  - Then [binary exploits](../../slides/binary-exploits.html#/)

Privacy Opinions

xkcd # 1269

## Day 14: Friday, June 10th
- [Midterm](../../exams/exam1-sum22.pdf) this past Friday; submit regrades by the end of today
  - Average was 36.9 / 48 (76.8%) with a stdev of 4.2 (8.8%)
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 6 (Cryptocurrency)](../../hws/hw-cryptocurrency.html) is due today (6/10)
    - A note about the tests it performs...
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due next week
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), midterm, quiz 1, HW 4 (RSA)
  - Still to be graded: quiz 2, quiz 3, HW 3 (ethics)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due Monday: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will continue with [viruses](../../slides/viruses.html#/), and then onto [buffer overflows](../../slides/buffer-overflows.html#/)

CIA

xkcd # 932

## Day 13: Thursday, June 9th
- [Midterm](../../exams/exam1-sum22.pdf) this past Friday; submit regrades by the end of the week
  - Average was 36.9 / 48 (76.8%) with a stdev of 4.2 (8.8%)
  - Regrades will open up later today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF)](../../hws/hw-sql-xss-csrf.html) was due Tuesday
  - [HW 6 (Cryptocurrency)](../../hws/hw-cryptocurrency.html) is due this Friday (6/10)
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due next week
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), midterm, quiz 1, HW 4 (RSA)
  - Still to be graded: quiz 2, quiz 3, HW 3 (ethics)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due sometime next week: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will finish [rootkits](../../slides/rootkits.html#/) and start on [viruses](../../slides/viruses.html#/)
  - Tomorrow's lecture will start 1 hour late; office hours will be after lecture (not before)

2010 and 2020

xkcd # 2280

## Day 12: Wednesday, June 8th
- [Midterm](../../exams/exam1-sum22.pdf) this past Friday; submit regrades by the end of the week
  - Average was 36.9 / 48 (76.8%) with a stdev of 4.2 (8.8%)
  - Regrades will open up later today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF)](../../hws/hw-sql-xss-csrf.html) was due yesterday
  - [HW 6 (Cryptocurrency)](../../hws/hw-cryptocurrency.html) is due this Friday (6/10)
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due next week
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), midterm, quiz 1, HW 4 (RSA)
  - Still to be graded: quiz 2, quiz 3, HW 3 (ethics)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due sometime next week: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will finish [stuxnet](../../slides/stuxnet.html#/)
  - Next up: [virtual machines](../../slides/vms.html#/) and [rootkits](../../slides/rootkits.html#/)
  - Note that Friday's lecture will start 1 hour late

Exploits of a Mom

xkcd # 327

## Day 11: Tuesday, June 7th
- [Midterm](../../exams/exam1-sum22.pdf) this past Friday; submit regrades by the end of the week
  - Average was 36.9 / 48 (76.8%) with a stdev of 4.2 (8.8%)
  - Regrades will open up later today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF)](../../hws/hw-sql-xss-csrf.html) is due today (6/7)
  - [HW 6 (Cryptocurrency)](../../hws/hw-cryptocurrency.html) is due this Friday (6/10)
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due next week
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), midterm, quiz 1, HW 4 (RSA)
  - Still to be graded: quiz 2, quiz 3, HW 3 (ethics)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due sometime next week: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will work through [anonymity](../../slides/anonymity.html#/) and [stuxnet](../../slides/stuxnet.html#/)

Security Question

xkcd # 565

## Day 10: Monday, June 6th
- [Midterm](../../exams/exam1-sum22.pdf) this past Friday; we'll go over it today
  - It's all graded in Gradescope: average 36.9 / 48 (76.8%) with a stdev of 4.2 (8.8%)
  - Regrades will open up later today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF)](../../hws/hw-sql-xss-csrf.html) is due tomorrow Tuesday (6/7)
  - [HW 6 (Cryptocurrency)](../../hws/hw-cryptocurrency.html) is due this Friday (6/10)
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due next week
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - Graded so far: HW 1 (paranoia), HW 2 (policy), midterm
  - Still to grade: quiz 1, quiz 2, HW 3 (ethics)
  - To be returned shortly: HW 4 (RSA) (with comments)
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due today [NPR's Planet Monday episode 908: I Am Not A Robot](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/24/716854013/episode-908-i-am-not-a-robot) (it's a 25 minute podcast)
  - Due sometime next week: Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit, available online in [HTML](http://phrack.org/issues/49/14.html ) and [PDF](http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs161/fa08/papers/stack_smashing.pdf) (a copy of the PDF is in Collab's resources as well)
- Lecture: today we will work through [Cryptocurrency](../../slides/cryptocurrency.html#/)
  - We still have the [privacy section](../../slides/web-security.html#/privacy) of [web security](../../slides/web-security.html#/) to cover
  - Then onto [Anonymity](../../slides/anonymity.html#/)
  - I'm going much faster than anticipated through the lecture material...

mbmbam

xkcd # 2312

## Day 8: Thursday, June 2nd
- Midterm this Friday (tomorrow)!
  - It will include everything up to (and including) web security (including the privacy section if we go over it today), but not the SQL/XSS/CSRF material from today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 4: RSA](../../hws/hw-rsa.html) is due this Friday (6/3)
  - [HW 5: SQL/XSS/CSRF](../../hws/hw-sql-xss-csrf.html) is due next Tuesday (6/7)
  - HW 6 (Cryptocurrency) will be due late next week
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due the last week of class
- We may not need the VirtualBox image after all
- Grades!
  - HW 1 (rational paranoia) & HW 2 (policy) are graded & returned in Gradescope
  - Still to be graded: quiz 1, quiz 2, and HW 3 (ethics)
  - Currently all grades are in Gradescope
    - Some future ones will be in the Posted Feedback tool in Collab
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due Monday, June 6th: [NPR's Planet Monday episode 908: I Am Not A Robot](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/24/716854013/episode-908-i-am-not-a-robot) (it's a 25 minute podcast)
  - One more (moderately long) reading due late next week or early the following week
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in Collab
- Lecture: today we will work through [SQL, XSS, & CSRF](../../slides/sql-xss-csrf.html#/cover)
  - The last half of the class will be a Q&A review session 
  - We still have the [privacy section](../../slides/web-security.html#/privacy) of [web security](../../slides/web-security.html#/) to cover
  - I'm going much faster than anticipated through the lecture material...

Security Advice

xkcd # 1820

## Day 7: Wednesday, June 1st
- Midterm this Friday!
  - We'll talk about topic coverage at the end of class today
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 4: RSA](../../hws/hw-rsa.html) is due this Friday
  - HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF) will be due next Tuesday (not yet ready)
  - HW 6 (Cryptocurrency) will be due late next week
  - HW 7 (Forensics?) will be due the last week of class
- We may not need the VirtualBox image...
- Grades!
  - HW 1 (rational paranoia) & HW 2 (policy) are graded & returned in Gradescope
  - Still to be graded: quiz 1 and HW 3 (ethics)
  - Currently all grades are in Gradescope
    - Some future ones will be in the Posted Feedback tool in Collab
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due today: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
  - Due Monday, June 6th: [NPR's Planet Monday episode 908: I Am Not A Robot](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/24/716854013/episode-908-i-am-not-a-robot) (it's a 25 minute podcast)
  - One more (moderately long) reading due late next week or early the following week
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in Collab
- Lecture: today we will start on [web security](../../slides/web-security.html#/)
  - I'm going much faster than anticipated through the lecture material...

Password Strength

xkcd # 936

## Day 6: Tuesday, May 31st
- Midterm this Friday!
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html), due yesterday: no late penalty for those who submit it by the time today's class starts
  - [HW 4: RSA](../../hws/hw-rsa.html) is due Friday (do we want a different due date/time?)
    - How many would rather not do it in Java?
  - HW 5 (SQL/XSS/CSRF) will be due next Tuesday (not yet ready)
- Grades!
  - HW 1 (Rational Paranoia) is graded & returned in Gradescope
  - Still to be graded: quiz 1 and the two essays (HW 2 & HW 3)
  - Currently all grades are in Gradescope
    - Some future ones will be in the Posted Feedback tool in Collab
  - Regrades: speak to me (in person!) within a week of when it is returned
- Readings
  - Due today: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
    - Due to a typo on my part with the due date, I'm going to assume it's due tomorrow instead
  - Due Monday, June 6th: [NPR's Planet Monday episode 908: I Am Not A Robot](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/24/716854013/episode-908-i-am-not-a-robot) (it's a 25 minute podcast)
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in Collab
- Everybody has to (digitally) sign the [Cybersecurity Ethics Pledge](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvbH611z9dTpPnAfCTQ4u_aX3SJA30M4EutFDOLkuWeArTg/viewform)
  - We have one more person left to sign it...
- Lecture: today we will start on [networking](../../slides/networks.html#/), followed by [web security](../../slides/web-security.html#/)
  - I'm going much faster than anticipated through the lecture material...

The Three Laws of Robotics

xkcd # 1613

## Day 5: Friday, May 27th
- No class on Monday due to it being Memorial Day
- Please be sure to read through the [course syllabus](syllabus.html)
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 2: Policy](../../hws/hw-policy.html) is due today, Friday, May 27th
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html) is due Monday, May 30th
  - HW 4: RSA (not yet ready) will be due late next week
- Readings
  - Due Tuesday, May 31st: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in the Collab workspace
- Everybody has to (digitally) sign the [Cybersecurity Ethics Pledge](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvbH611z9dTpPnAfCTQ4u_aX3SJA30M4EutFDOLkuWeArTg/viewform) by the end of the week
- Lecture: today we will continue with [encryption](../../slides/encryption.html#/)
    - Next up: [networking](../../slides/networks.html#/)

X

xkcd # 2309

## Day 4: Thursday, May 26th
- Please be sure to read through the [course syllabus](syllabus.html)
- No class on Monday due to Memorial Day
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 2: Policy](../../hws/hw-policy.html) is due Friday, May 27th
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html) is due Monday, May 30th
- Readings
  - Due today (Thursday, May 26th): [ACM Code of Ethics](https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics), [Reflections on Trusting Trust](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358210), and the [Morris Worm Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm)
  - Due Tuesday, May 31st: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in the Collab workspace
- Everybody has to (digitally) sign the [Cybersecurity Ethics Pledge](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvbH611z9dTpPnAfCTQ4u_aX3SJA30M4EutFDOLkuWeArTg/viewform) by the end of the week
- Lecture: today we will continue with [encryption](../../slides/encryption.html#/)

Alive or Not

xkcd # 2307

## Day 3: Wednesday, May 25th
- Please be sure to read through the [course syllabus](syllabus.html)
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 1: Rational Paranoia](../../hws/hw-paranoia.html) is due Wednesday, May 25th
  - [HW 2: Policy](../../hws/hw-policy.html) is due Friday, May 27th
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html) is due Monday, May 30th
- Readings
  - Due Thursday, May 26th: [ACM Code of Ethics](https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics), [Reflections on Trusting Trust](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358210), and the [Morris Worm Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm)
  - Due Tuesday, May 31st: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in the Collab workspace
  - All assignments will open up 48 hours before they are due (but not yet set up)
  - I think it's set up properly for the Rational Paranoia HW
- Everybody has to (digitally) sign the [Cybersecurity Ethics Pledge](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvbH611z9dTpPnAfCTQ4u_aX3SJA30M4EutFDOLkuWeArTg/viewform) by the end of the week
- Lectures: today we will work through [ethics](../../slides/ethics.html#/), followed by [encryption](../../slides/encryption.html#/)

Mount St. Helens

xkcd # 2308

## Day 2: Tuesday, May 24th
- Please be sure to read through the [course syllabus](syllabus.html)
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 1: Rational Paranoia](../../hws/hw-paranoia.html) is due Wednesday, May 25th
  - [HW 2: Policy](../../hws/hw-policy.html) is due Friday, May 27th
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html) is due Monday, May 30th
- Readings
  - Due Thursday, May 26th: [ACM Code of Ethics](https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics), [Reflections on Trusting Trust](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358210), and the [Morris Worm Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm)
  - Due Tuesday, May 31st: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
- Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in the Collab workspace
  - All assignments will open up 48 hours before they are due (but not yet set up)
  - (it's not set up yet for the Rational Paranoia HW, but will be later today)
- Everybody has to (digitally) sign the [Cybersecurity Ethics Pledge](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLvbH611z9dTpPnAfCTQ4u_aX3SJA30M4EutFDOLkuWeArTg/viewform)
- Today's lectures will finish up [terminology](../../slides/terminology.html#/), start on [policy](../../slides/policy.html#/), and then [ethics](../../slides/ethics.html#/)
  - All lecture recordings are in the Lecture Capture tool in Collab

It Begins

xkcd # 1656

## Day 1: Monday, May 23rd
- Hello, world!  Class starts today.
- Please be sure to read through the [course syllabus](syllabus.html)
- Homeworks due (all are due by the end of the day):
  - [HW 1: Rational Paranoia](../../hws/hw-paranoia.html) is due Wednesday, May 25th
  - [HW 2: Policy](../../hws/hw-policy.html) is due Friday, May 27th
  - [HW 3: Ethics](../../hws/hw-ethics.html) is due Monday, May 30th
    - That's Memorial Day -- should it be due the day before instead?
- Readings due (all due by the start of lecture)
  - Due Thursday, May 26th: [ACM Code of Ethics](https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics), [Reflections on Trusting Trust](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358210), [Morris Worm Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm)
  - Due Tuesday, May 31st: [An Introduction to Cybersecurity Ethics](https://www.scu.edu/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/IntroToCybersecurityEthics.pdf): you can skip the questions (the blue boxes therein); once you remove those, the table of contents, and the appendices, it's about 35 typed pages
- The submission system is through the Gradescope Collab tool
  - All assignments will open up 48 hours before they are due
    - Although the first one may be delayed a bit as the summer term starts
- My office hours will start tomorrow as well
  - Initially they will be at 9:30 am, but will start earlier as needed later in the summer term
- Today's lectures are a [course introduction](../../slides/introduction.html#/) then [the security mindset](../../slides/security-mindset.html#/)
  - All lecture recordings are in the Lecture Capture tool in Collab