Syllabus
Welcome to IAG 100, Information Assurance. This course provides a graduate-level introduction to Information Assurance.
Catalog Description:
Presents an overview of information assurance by first introducing general information security topics and later adding physical and operational procedures. Information security topics include: creating and maintaining a security program, strategic planning, policies, procedures, and guidelines. An in-depth look at the process of risk management and mitigation controls will also be covered. Practical system and network security will be discussed with a focus on current threat models and vulnerabilities. We will investigate information security legal requirements such as DMCA, telecommunications act, state issued regulations and industry mandates such as PCI.
Staff
- Instructor
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Kevin Amorin (kamorin ATA ccs DOTA neu DOTA edu)
Room: West Village F 260
Class Information
- Time/Location
- Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm, West Village F 260
- Office Hours
- Before or after class or by appointment
- Required Textbook
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M. Whitman and H. Mattord, Management Of Information Security
, 2nd Edition, Thomson, 2005. ISBN 10: 1423901304
- Optional Textbook
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Schou and Shoemaker, Information Assurance for the Enterprise: A Roadmap to Information Security
, McGraw Hill Technology Education, 2007. ISBN: 0072255242
- Course Home Page
- http://www.ccs.neu.edu/~kamorin.
- NU MS IA Program Prerequisites
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- A bachelors degree and knowledge of basic information technology
- Introductory Programming
- Computer Organization
- Discrete Mathematics
- IA Prerequisites
- None
- Course schedule
- Current Schedule.
- Lab Location
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Laboratory assignments will be carried out on CCIS VMware Virtual Machines.
- Additional Resources
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I will be adding a list of useful links through out the semester (available).
Class Materials
- [DOC] IAG 100 Full Syllabus Fall 07
- [PDF] Introduction to IA 100
- [PDF] Policy
- [PDF] Security Programs
- [PDF] Security Education, Training, Awareness (SETA)
- [PDF] Risk Management
- [PDF] Information Assurance
- [PDF] Security Controls
- [PDF] Security Controls Week 2
- [PDF] Contingency Planning
Assignments
- Problem Sets
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PS1: Due October 6th in class in paper
M. Whitman and H. Mattord, Management Of Information Security
Chapter 5 Review Questions, p207
The following numbers: 1,3,8,10,13,15,16,18 - for #18 describe 5 methods of delivery
Chapter 7 Review Questions, p291-292
The following numbers: 1,2,5,8,10,12,17,18
PS2: Due November 17th in class in paper
Chapter 3 Review Questions, p102-103
The following numbers: 8,10,11,14-17,19
Chapter 9 Review Questions, p390-391
The following numbers: 2,3,5,8,10,12,17,19,20 - Lab Assignments
- Midterm
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The midtem will take place on October 20th. Please mark your calendars and make sure that you will be able to attend the midterm.
- Final Project
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The project outline is due Sept 22nd. Project presentation will be December 15th.
Notes
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Please keep in mind that the lab assignments will take a number of hours to setup and finish. One lab assignment will be submitted per team via email.
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If a key idea is obtained from another person (other than the TA or the instructor) or from another book or paper (other than the course textbook), then the source of that idea should be cited. Solutions should be presented in a clear and concise manner.
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All the team members should participate actively in the project.
Grading
The course grade will be based on:
- 10%: Class participation and attendance
- 10%: Problem sets on information assurance concepts
- 10%: Laboratory assignments
- 30%: Midterm exam
- 40%: Final project report and presentation