COMP 232, Cybersecurity
Details
Full syllabus for COMP232 (TBA)
Lecturer:
Alexei Lisitsa
Demonstrators:
Emmanouil Pitsikalis
Lectures
Tuesdays,11:00-13:00
Practical Sessions
TBC
Textbooks
Richard R. Brooks, Introduction to Computer and Network Security, Navigating Shades of Grey, CRC Press, 2014 (and later editions)
William Stallings, Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards, Prentice Hall, 2000 (and later editions )
Useful and Interesting Links related to Cybersecurity
Get Safe Online. Free Expert Advice.
Cyber Security Challenge UK
Schneier on Security. A blog covering security and security technology.
A blog about cryptography and security by David Wong, the author of Real World Cryptography Book
Krebs on Security. A blog on in-depth security news and investigation.
Steptoe Cyberblog.
The cryptopals Crypto Challenges.
Additional Books
A. Menezes, P. van Oorschot, and S. Vanstone, Handbook of Applied Cryptography, CRC Pres, 1996
Applied Advanced Crypto
Accessible and Scalable Secure Multi-Party Computations
Lecture notes (slides) PDF
Introduction
Identification and Authentication
Additional reading
RFID repeater used to steal a car
Vulnerabilities in Biometric Systems
Elements of cryptography. Symmetric encryption
Elements of cryptography. Symmetric encryption, 2
Practical sessions
Lab 1: Practical attacks on passwords
Lab 2: Symmetric Encryption in Java
Programming with JCA
JCA/JCE Reference manual
DES encryption in Java with JCA
DES encryption in ECB mode
DES encryption in CBC mode with an inline IV
DES encryption in CBC mode; IV generated by Cipher object
Password-based encryption
Utility class implementing array of bytes to hex strings conversion
AES encryption in Java with JCA
Password-based encryption only with AES (128 bits key size only)
Password-based encryption and decryption with AES (128 bits key size only)
Utility class implementing array of bytes to hex strings conversion
Last updated 03.02.2023