Textbook for 353: Computer Security by William Stallings, Pearson Education, Inc,
ISBN = 978-0-13-479410-5. The ebook version is recommended, if available.
353-1: Cybersecurity MTW 10:30am-1:30pm [3 hours] May 31 - June 29.
Zoom number is always 8416423131
First test: June 8, 2022: Chapters 1, 2, & 3.
Second test: June 21, 2022: Chapters 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16.
Final exam: June 29, 2022: Chapters 8, 11, 17, 19.
Tests have approximately 10 questions per chapter.
Available for download:
353-syllabus.odt Software-for-personal-privacy-statement.txt
Veracrypt link Linux-server-hardening-tips-link
Benefits of online education in a regular lecture class -- not activity based labs.
No parking fees.
Time saved: no commuting time (both directions)
More time saved: no time lost changing clothes before the commute and changing back after the commute.
No money spent for expensive fossil fuel (gasoline).
Less automobile pollutants into the local air supply.
Less mileage on your vehicle resulting in less maintenance costs: tire change, oil change, car wash, etc
Freedom to eat, drink, sleep during boring lectures.
Ability to leave the lecture unnoticed for refrigerator breaks or bathroom breaks.
No standing in the hall waiting for the instructor to arrive and unlock the door. There are no chairs in the halls.