ICS: UVa specific material, summer 2025 ======================================= [Go up to the main ICS readme](../readme.html) ([md](../readme.md)) Much of the rest of this git repo is meant to be generic to anybody who has a class such as this one. But this page contains details specific to the specific version of the course at the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------ Links ----- There are a number of links and other parts of this course that are **NOT** included in this repository. They are: - Any concerns you have should be handled via a support request; the link is on the [Canvas landing page][1] - Assignment submission is through the Gradescope tool in Canvas - The [Piazza forum for this course](https://piazza.com/class/lwe5bspo5os4o8); Canvas can log you in directly -- the Canvas tool link is [here](https://canvas.its.virginia.edu/courses/107451/external_tools/21) - [Apparently anonymous feedback in Canvas](https://canvas.its.virginia.edu/courses/107451/external_tools/18084) The parts of this course that are in this repo are: - [Course syllabus](syllabus.html) ([md](syllabus.md)) - [Daily announcements](daily-announcements.html#/) - [Homework policies page](hw-policies.html) ([md](hw-policies.md)) - [Final course grade determination](grades.html) ([md](grades.md)) Readings -------- All scholarly articles (such as from the ACM digital library) can be obtained from free from any UVa wireless network. Some of them you will *NOT* be able to get it for free from your home Internet provider such as Comcast (unless you live in a UVa dorm, of course) without using a UVa VPN. All readings are due by the start of lecture that day. - Due Wednesday, May 21st: - [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) Homeworks ----------- Unless otherwise noted, all submissions are due by the end of the day of the due date given -- this means by 11:59:59 pm. The late policies are discussed in the [homework policies page](hw-policies.html) ([md](hw-policies.md)). Submission is through the Gradescope -- all submissions should open up 3 days (i.e., 72 hours) prior to the due date/time (1 day / 24 hours in summer terms). To avoid having the due dates having to be listed in too many places, the homeworks and their due dates are not shown here. The homeworks themselves can be seen on the [Homeworks page](../hws/index.html) ([md](../hws/index.md)) -- but please don't start on one until it's announced in class that it is ready! You can see the due dates in the [daily announcements](daily-announcements.html#/) and the [Canvas landing page][1]. Expected lecture progress ------------------------- The links to the specific slides sets can be found on the [slides page](../slides/index.html) ([md](../slides/index.md)). 1. Mon, May 19: course introduction; security mindset, terminology 2. Tue, May 20: terminology, policy, ethics 3. Wed, May 21: ethics, encryption 4. Thu, May 22: encryption 5. Fri, May 23: encryption 6. Tue, May 27: encryption, networks 7. Wed, May 28: web security 8. Thu, May 29: web security, SQL/XSS/CSRF 9. Fri, May 30: (midterm) 10. Mon, Jun 2: SQL/XSS/CSRF, cryptocurrency 11. Tue, Jun 3: anonymity, rootkits 12. Wed, Jun 4: rootkits, virtual machines, stuxnet 13. Thu, Jun 5: stuxnet, viruses 14. Fri, Jun 6: viruses, buffer overflows 15. Mon, Jun 9: buffer overflows 16. Tue, Jun 10: forensics 17. Wed, Jun 11: binary exploits 18. Thu, Jun 12: (buffer class) 19. Fri, Jun 13: (buffer class)