Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Lesson Plan:

Course Title: Network and Computer Security Course Code: CSE 437
Level/Term: Four/One Section: A, B, C
Credit: 03 Contact Hours: 3 Hours/Week
Prerequisite: Computer Network Type: Core
Session: Fall, 2022
Instructor: Kingshuk Dhar, Assistant Professor, DCSE, PU

Class schedule: As per department routine

Counseling Time: Wednesday, 11 AM – 2 PM Office Room: 607
Email address: [email protected] Phone No: +8801719294157

Course Objectives:

• The course covers principles of computer systems and network security.

• We will discuss various attack techniques and how to defend against them.
• Topics include network attacks and defenses, web security, e-mail, malware, mobile
security and privacy.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Extensive, detailed and critical understanding of the concepts, issues, principles and
theories of computer network security,
• Critical theoretical and detailed practical knowledge of a range of computer network
security technologies as well as network security tools and services,
• Practical experience of analyzing, designing, implementing and validating solutions to
computer network security challenges using common network security tools and formal
methods.

Text and Reference books:

1. Behrouz A Forouzan: Cryptography and Network Security
Besides the above books some power point slides, pdf tutorials will be provided.
Weekly schedule:
Week/ Topic Teaching strategy Course Assessment
Class Outcome Strategy
Class-1 Introduction: Principle of Security, Lectures, Notes. CO1 Class Test,
Midterm
Class-2 Introduction: Security goals. Lectures, Notes. CO1 Class Test,
Midterm
Class -3 Integer Algorithms. Lecture Notes, Practice CO1 Assignment,
Problems Class Test,
Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -4 Modular Arithmetic and Linear Lecture Notes, Practice CO1 Assignment,
Congruence Problems Class Test,
Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -5 Cryptography (Symmetric key Lectures, Notes, Practice CO1 Assignment,
cryptography): Traditional ciphers, Problems Class Test,
Simple modern cipher. Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -6 Cryptography(Symmetric key Lectures, Notes, Practice CO1 Assignment,
cryptography): modern round Problems Class Test,
cipher, Modes of Operation. Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -7 Data Encryption Standard (DES), Lecture Notes, Practice CO2, Class Test,
Problems, Video CO3 Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -8 Class Test 1
Class -9 Advanced Encryption Standard Lecture Notes, Practice CO2, Class Test,
(AES) Problems, Video CO3 Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -10 Cryptography (Asymmetric key Lectures, Notes, Practice CO2, Class Test,
cryptography): RSA Problems CO3 Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -11 Cryptography (Asymmetric key Lectures, Notes, Practice CO2, Class Test,
cryptography): Diffie Helman. Problems CO3 Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -12 ElGamal and Rabin’s Cryptosystems. Lectures, Notes, Video CO2, Class Test,
CO3 Midterm
Class -13 Authentication, Digital Signatures. Lectures, Notes, Video CO2, Class Test,
CO3 Midterm
Class -14 Digital Signature Standard (DSS), Lecture Notes, Practice CO2, Assignment,
Randomized Encryption; Rabin and Problems CO3 Class Test,
ElGamal signature schemes, Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -15 Cryptographically Secure Hashing; Lecture Notes, Practice CO2, Assignment,
Message Authentication Codes Problems CO3 Class Test,
Midterm,
Final Exam
Class -16 Web/Network security: IPSec, Lectures, Notes, CO2, Assignment,
Software. CO3 Class Test,
Final Exam
Class -17 (Midterm)
Class -18 Web/Network security: SSL/TLS, Lectures, Notes, CO2, Class Test,
Kerberos, PGP. Software. CO3 Final Exam
Class -19 Web/Network security: Packet-Filter Lectures, Notes, CO2, Class Test,
Firewall, Proxy Firewall. Software. CO3 Final Exam
Class -20 System Security Issues: Malware Lectures, Notes, CO1, Class Test,
Analysis. Video. CO2 Final Exam

Class- 21 Class Test 2 Lectures, Notes, CO1, Class Test,

Video. CO2 Final Exam
Class -22 Different types of web vulnerabilities. Lectures, Notes, CO1, Class Test,
Software, Video CO2
Class -23 Different types of web vulnerabilities. Lectures, Notes, CO1, Class Test,
Software, Video CO2
Class -24 Introduction to digital forensics Lectures, Notes, Video CO1, Assignment,
concepts, Security in mobile CO2 Class Test,
platform, Final Exam
Class -25 mobile threats and malware. Lectures, Notes, Video CO1, Assignment,
CO2 Class Test,
Final Exam
Class- 26 Review, Class Test 3 Lectures, Notes, Assignment,
Software, Problem. Class Test,
Final Exam