1. ISA 562 Information Security Theory and Practice
Fall 2008
Instructor: Duminda Wijesekera
TA: Min Xu

2. Logistics Class time: Monday 7.20-10.00 Classroom: ST II Room 9
Instructor Office Hrs (In ST-II 351):
M pm
TA Office Hrs:
Min Xu: M pm

3. Work Ethics All university regulations will be strictly applied.
Honor code violations will be reported
Please report any cheating to me
Will receive a F grade

4. Course Outline An introductory course at the graduate level
This course covers the topics of
The CISSP exam – with varying depth on topics
But NOT a CISSP course
Textbooks:
Matt Bishop: Computer Security Art and Science
Official ISC2 Guide to the CISSP CBK

5. Nature of the Course Use Bishop’s book for the first part
Use papers for 1-2 classes
Use IC2 book for the second part
Cover material relevant to the PhD qualifying examination in security

6. Grading
We will have TWO midterm exam covering the chapters from Bishop’s book and ONE final exam covering the CISSP book.
Make-ups allowed ONLY with prior approval
We will have 4 home-work assignments.
Weights: Each exam = 20%
Homework: 40% total
The web-page will be updated during this class and the next.