ITIS 6200 / 8200: Principles of Information Security and Privacy

Prof. Jian Xiang
Fall 2023

Lectures: Tu,Th 10:00-11:15am
Location: College of Education 010

Announcements

Course syllabus has been updated, including late submission policies, grading structures, and format of midterm/final
Assignment 3 to be released in Canvas: Oct.26 Thursday
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Syllabus: Course Information | Grading | Textbook | Schedule | Policies

Course information

This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of security. Common topics include: security concepts and mechanisms; security technologies; authentication mechanisms; mandatory and discretionary controls; basic cryptography and its applications; database security, intrusion detection and prevention; assurance requirement, assurance class, evaluation methods and assurance maintenance; anonymity and privacy issues for information systems.

Credit hours: 3

See the lecture schedule for more detailed information on topics covered.

Course staff

Instructor: Jian Xiang
Teaching Assistants:
- Vineeth Mylavarapu
  - Office Hours: Monday 7-8pm;
  - Office Hour Location: COED-065, College of Education
  - Office Hour Video Link: meet.google.com/xde-dmob-ipa
- Tarun Grandhi
  - Office Hours: Wednesday 6-7pm;
  - Office Hour Location: Room 309, Woodward Hall
  - Office Hour Video Link: meet.google.com/irn-doeo-uhr

See below for a calendar of Office Hours. Office hours may change due to unexpected conflicts, so double check the calendar to be certain of the location and time before you go to office hours.

All questions and issues related to assignments, course content, etc., should be sent to email itis6200-staff@uncc.edu or discussed on the Discussion Forum at Canvas. Questions related to grades, special consideration, etc. can be sent directly to Prof. Xiang. In general, sending email to individual course staff will delay a response. Note that course staff may take up to 48 hours to respond.

Time and place

There are two 75-minute lectures per week: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00am -11:15am, College of Education 010.

Homeworks, exams, and grading

There will be an in-class open-book midterm and a final exam. There will be about 4 homework assignments, 2 projects, and 4 quizzes. Your grade will be determined by a weighted average of your scores on homework assignments, the midterm exam, the final exam, the quizzes, and class participation. Below are more details about each component, and their percentage at the final grade. (The percentage breakdown is subject to change anytime).

Homeworks (35%): 4 assignments. Assignments are going to be released and submitted at Canvas. See the Schedule page for due dates
Midterm (20%): In class; time: Sep.28th 10-11:15 am.
Final exam (20%): time: Dec.14th 8-10:30 am. Location to be determined
Projects (15%): 2 projects with programming components.
Quizzes (10%): 4 30-minutes quizzes which are single-choice, or multiple-choice questions.
Participation (5% extra points): class participation includes attendance and participation in class and office hours, and contributing to online discussion

Textbooks

No textbook is required, but if you would like additional references, we recommend:

Security Engineering by Ross Anderson
Cryptography Engineering by Ferguson, Schneier, and Kohno
Introduction to Computer Security by Matt Bishop
Computer Security: Principles and Practice by William Stallings
Computer Security: Art and Science by Matt Bishop
Security in Computing by Charles P. Pfleeger
Introduction to Computer Security by Michael Goodrich and Roberto Tamassia
Computer Security, a freely available course textbook from UC Berkerly.

See the Resources page for additional material that you can examine.

Schedule

Lectures schedule

See here for a detailed schedule of lectures.

Check University Academic Calendar for other important dates and deadlines.

Office hours

Office hours will start in the second week of classes.

We will use this Google calendar for office hour times:

Course Policies

See the Course Policies page for more information about course policies, including Diversity and Inclusion, Inclusive Learning and Accessibility, Mental Health, and Extensions, and Collaboration and Academic Integrity.

Syllabus Revisions

The instructor may modify standards and requirements set forth in this syllabus at any time. Notice of such changes will be by announcement to the class.