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Security Threats and Trusted Systems

This document provides information on the course "Security Threats and Trusted Systems" for the M.Tech. Information Security programme. The course introduces various types of security threats and approaches for threat modeling and containment. It covers vulnerability scanning tools and the concept of trusted systems. The course objectives are to understand security threats and their relation to vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling to identify and mitigate threats, and understand trusted systems. The course contains 5 units that cover topics like sources of threats, network security threats, threat modeling, trusted computing basics and goals/implementation of trusted devices.

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Security Threats and Trusted Systems

This document provides information on the course "Security Threats and Trusted Systems" for the M.Tech. Information Security programme. The course introduces various types of security threats and approaches for threat modeling and containment. It covers vulnerability scanning tools and the concept of trusted systems. The course objectives are to understand security threats and their relation to vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling to identify and mitigate threats, and understand trusted systems. The course contains 5 units that cover topics like sources of threats, network security threats, threat modeling, trusted computing basics and goals/implementation of trusted devices.

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Department: Computer Science and

Engineering
Semester
:
Course
Code

Course Name
Security
Threats
Trusted Systems

Prerequisi
te:

and

Programme:
M.Tech.
Information
Security
Category
: TA
Hours /
Credit
Maximum
Week
Marks
L T
P
C
CA SE
TM
3 1
4
40
60
100

Computer Networks

To introduce the various types of threats to security, the


approaches to threat modeling and threat containment.
Objectives
To familiarize the vulnerability scanning process and the tools
:
available.
To introduce the concept of trusted Systems.
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
Understand the various threats to security and their relation to
vulnerabilities.
Outcome:
Perform threat modeling to identify, prioritize and mitigate
threats.
Understand the operation of trusted systems.
UNIT I
Introduction
Hours:
12
Sources of security threats, Motives, Consequences of Threats, Target assets and
vulnerabilities, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment Tools,
Vulnerability Databases, Network Scanning Tools, Penetration Testing, Insider
Threats, Environmental Threats.
UNIT II
Network Security Threats
Hours:
12
Worms, Spams, Ad ware, Spy ware, Trojans and covert channels, Backdoors, Bots,
Spoofing Attacks, Session Hijacking, Computer Sabotage, DoS and DDoS,
Pharming Attacks, Phishing, Buffer Overflow, Format String Attacks, Cross - Site
Scripting, Cross Site Request Forgery, SQL Injection, Wardialing, WarFlying,
Wardriving, War Chalking, Network Reconnaisance, Cloud Threats.
UNIT III
Threat Modeling
Hours:
12
Approaches to threat modeling, Threat Identification, STRIDE method, Attack
Trees, Managing and Addressing Threats, Threat Elicitation Approaches, Threat
Prioritization, Threat Modeling Tools.
UNIT IV
Trusted Computing
Hours:
12
Introduction to Trusted Computing, Secure Co processors, Cryptographic
accelerators, Dongles, Trusted platform modules, Motivating scenarios,
UNIT V
Design Goals and Implementation
Hours:
12
Design goals of Trusted Computing modules, Trusted computing and Secure
Storage, Trusted Computing and Secure Identification, Administration of Trusted

Devices.
Total
contact
Hours: 45
Text Books:

Total
15

Tutorials:

Total
Practical
Classes:

Total Hours: 60

1. John Vacca, Managing Information Security, 2 nd Edition, Syngress, 2014.


2. Adam Shostack, Threat Modeling, Designing for Security, John Wiley and
Sons, 2014.
3. David Challener, Kent Yoder, Ryan Catherman, David Safford, Leendert Van
Doorn , A Practical Guide to Trusted Computing, Pearson Education, 2007.
Reference Books:
1. EC-Council, Network Defense: Security Policy and Threats, Cengage
Learning, 2010.
2. Sean Smith, Trusted Computing Platforms: Design and Applications, Springer
Science & Business Media, 2006.

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