ENEE 757 :: Fall 2014 :: Network and Distributed Systems Security

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Overview

ENEE 757 provides a principled introduction to techniques for defending against hostile adversaries in modern distributed systems and networks. We will explore a range of topics, including the techniques used in implementing secure network communications, the design of distributed infrastructures suporting cybercrime and the data analysis techniques that can be employed for detecting sophisticated cyber attacks. The objectives of the course are:

To understand attacks and defenses in distributed systems and to gain some practical experience by implementing security mechanisms.
To learn how to measure the effectiveness of security mechanisms or to infer malicious activity through rigorous data analysis.

The material will be taught through lectures, reading assignments and a semester-long project, for which the students are encouraged to form teams with 2+ members. The course will therefore have a substantial programming component. This is not a course in cryptography or software security.

Lecture time: MW 12:30 - 13:45
Credits: 3
Location: JMP 1202
Discussion board: Piazza

Collaboration Policy

The University's Code of Academic Integrity applies, modified as follows:

Complete your homework entirely on your own. After you hand in your homework, you are welcome (and encouraged) to discuss it with others.
Discuss the problems and concepts involved in the project, but produce your own project implementation, report and presentation. Group projects are the result of team work, so collaboration among team members is strongly encouraged (and required for a good end result).
When using the Piazza message board:
- Do post questions related to grading, course logistics, etc.
- Do post your project reports and project feedback, as well as general questions related to the projects.
- Do not post your paper reviews. We will use a separate system to handle the paper review submissions.

Course Staff

Name	Email	Office	Office Hours
Tudor Dumitraș (instructor)	tdumitra AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu	AVW 3425	Mon 2-3 pm

Prof. Tudor Dumitraș is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on applied security and distributed systems. He has real-world experience in analyzing large data sets to identify cyber attacks; for example, at Symantec Research Labs, he created the WINE platform for conducting Big Data experiments in security.