| Schedule (approx) | Topic (relates to book) | Task (due date) |
| August | Course Syllabus | |
| intro (1) | ||
| weapons (1) | homework#1 (Wed Aug 31) | |
| physical security (2) | ||
| system security (3) | homework#2 (Wed Sept 14) | |
| September | malware (4) | test#1 (Wed Oct 5) |
| network security (5) | project#1 (Wed Oct 26) | |
| more network security (6) |
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| anatomy of a conversation (6) | ||
| October | discovery (5, 6) | homework#3 (Wed Nov 2) |
| web security (7) | project#2 (Wed Nov 16) | |
| cryptography (1.3, 8, 9.6-9.7) | ||
| November | security models (9.1-9.5) | |
| distributed application security (10) | ||
| December | final exam (due 5pm Thur Dec 8) |