Class Schedule and Readings

Papers listed in the class schedule are available from the reading list. Get started on your required readings early so you have time to get help on extra background reading material if you need it. Critical reviews of the required readings are due by noon the day of the class via plain text email or pdf attachment with "B649", date, and topic(s) covered in the subject. Here's a good reference on how to read research papers.

Day/Date Topic Covered Required Readings/HandoutsOptional Readings/Remarks
Mon (1/7/08) Internet Protocol stack overview   
Wed (1/9/08) Homograph attacks [gribble-usenix06] Questions to ask while writing the critical review
Mon (1/14/08) Scam infrastructure, keyloggers[anderson-sec07], [blaze-sec06] Amit presents [anderson-sec-7]
Sample summary for [anderson-sec07]
Wed (1/16/08) Click fraud, DRM [jakobsson-sec07], [halderman-sec06] Pablo Presents [halderman-sec06]
Sample summary for [jakobsson-sec07]
Sample summary for [halderman-sec06]
Mon (1/21/08) MLK Holiday    
Wed (1/23/08) Botnets [monrose-imc06], [monrose-botnets07] Gregory presents [monrose-imc06] and [monrose-botnets07]
Sample summary for [monrose-imc06-botnets07]
Mon (1/28/08) Detecting stepping stones and backdoors [paxson-security00], [paxson-security00-2] Jenett presents [paxson-security00]
Wed (1/30/08) IP-geo [anderson-imc06] Heejoon presents [anderson-imc06]
Sample summary for [anderson-imc06]
Mon (2/4/08) Underworld money, spam filtering [paxson-ccs07], [feamster-ccs07] Brad presents [paxson-ccs07], Xiaoming presents [feamster-ccs07]
Wed (2/6/08) Issues with the Internet [handley-bt06]  
Mon (2/11/08) Internet usage [cha-imc07], [saroiu-imc07] YongHyun presents [cha-imc07], Hyungdae [saroiu-imc07]
Wed (2/13/08) Legality of network measurements [ohm-imc07]  
Mon (2/18/08) Unused IPs, digital library system [jahanian-nsdi06], [morris-nsdi06] Dalvinder presents [jahanian-nsdi06]
Wed (2/20/08) BGP [rexford-mag05] Jenett presents [rexford-mag05]
Mon (2/25/08) Spyware on the Web, Anti-phishing toolbars [gribble-ndss06], [cranor-ndss07] Chris presents [cranor-ndss07], Ai presents [gribble-ndss06]
Wed (2/27/08) SSH address harvesting [jung-ndss06]  
Mon (3/3/08) DNS security [dagon-ndss08] Pablo presents [dagon-ndss08]
Wed (3/5/08) Fast flux [holz-ndss08]  
Mon (3/10/08) Spring break    
Wed (3/12/08) Spring break    
Mon (3/17/08) Prefix hijacking [mao-oakland07] Chris presents [mao-oakland07]
Wed (3/19/08) DNS DoS Mitigation [francis-hotnets06] Brad presents [francis-hotnets06]
Mon (3/24/08) Web-based malware [provos-hotbots07] Younghyun presents [provos-hotbots07]
Wed (3/26/08) New Internet architecture [anderson-hotnets07]  
Mon (3/31/08) PKI [hu-hotnets06] Amit presents [hu-hotnets06]
Wed (4/2/08) Wireless for developing world [subra-hotnets06] Amit presents [subra-hotnets06]
Mon (4/7/08) JavasScript malware [johns-dimva07] Dalvinder presents [johns-dimva07]
Wed (4/9/08) Bluetooth security [spill-woot07] Jennett presents [spill-woots07]
Mon (4/14/08) Security of mobile messaging, history of scanning attacks [shin-securecomm06], [paxson-imc07] ?? presents [shin-securecomm06], ?? presents [paxson-imc07]
Wed (4/16/08) Tour of Campus Routing   Meet in regular classroom at 4pm. Craig, Andrew, and Matt Davy will walk you to the switch room
Mon (4/21/08) Cross site scripting, dark DNS behavior [vigna-ndss07], [mao-dimva07] Greg presents [vigna-ndss07], ?? presents [mao-dimva07]
Wed (4/23/08) Recap and project updates    
TBD Project presentations   TBD