DSME6788 Cyber Security
(1^st Trimester, 2022-23)

Instructor: Sherman S. M. Chow (firstname [at] cuhk.edu.hk)
Teaching Assistant: Andes Kei (andeskyl258 [at] link.cuhk.edu.hk)
Time: 6:45pm - 9:30pm Friday
Venue: CUHK Business School Town Centre at Admiralty
(9/9: Sapphire, 16, 23/9: Emerald; 30/9: Amber 1; 7, 14, 21/10: Emerald;
28/10: Amber Room 1; 4/11, 11/11, 18/11: Emerald; 25/11: Amber)
Class Composition:
MSc (ITM) Full-time/Part-time, MSc (BA) FT, MAcc PT, Exchange
(Prior editions for your reference: 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19)

Class Participation [10%] (please download uReply)
"Lab" Assignment [15%] (slightly updated at 11:11pm, 18/9)
(Due: September 23^rd 2022 11:59pm HK Time)
Individual Written Assignment [15%]
(Due: November 10^th 2022 12:00 noon HKT)
Mid-Term [30%]
(November 11^th 2022, Scope = everything before mid-term)
Group Project [30%]
Project Report Deadline: December 7^th 2022 23:59 HKT
(hard deadline; reminder: allow time for Veriguide check)

No prior knowledge of security, cryptography, or number theory is required.

() indicates the corresponding textbook chapter.
(updated) slides will be moved to blackboard

9/9: Logistics, Overview (1), Malicious Software (6)
16/9: Overview (1, fin.)
Cryptography (Overview) (2)
23/9: Crypto -- Mode of Operation, Message Authentication (2, fin.),
Public-Key Cryptography (21)
30/9: Public-Key Cryptography (21, cont.)
7/10: Public-Key Cryptography and Public-Key Infrastructure (21, fin.)
Internet Authentication Applications (Key Management) (23)
14/10: System Security and User Authentication (3)
Access Control (4)
21/10: Access Control (4, fin.)
Database Security (5)
28/10: Database Security (5, fin.)
Software Security and Web Security (11)
4/11: Software Security and Web Security (11, fin.)
Security Principles ("1*")
11/11: Mid-Term Examination
18/11: Testing and Auditing of Web App ("11*")
Risk Management (14)
25/11: Network Security, Denial of Services (7)
Intrusion Detection and Firewall (8, 9)

DSME6788 Cyber Security(1st Trimester, 2022-23)