Units:

12

Description:

Some of today's most damaging attacks on computer systems involve exploitation of network infrastructure, either as the target of attack or as a vehicle to advance attacks on end systems. This course provides an in-depth study of network attack techniques and methods to defend against them. The course will cover topics spanning five broad themes: (1) infrastructure topics such as firewalls, network intrusion detection, secure routing protocols, and recent advances such as software-defined networking; (2)network attacks such as denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, worm and virus propagation; (3)analysis and inference topics such as network forensics and attack economics; (4) user related topics such as authentication, anonymity and censorship resilience; and (5) new technologies related to next-generation networks, and cellular and wireless networks. Students in 18-334 will share lectures and homeworks with students in 18-731. However, 18-731 will have additional requirements not shared by 18-334, including the requirement to produce scribe notes and to practice and demonstrate the ability to read and summarize scientific papers on the topics covered by the course.

In Spring 2019 this course is broadcast to the Silicon Valley and CMU-Africa campuses. ECE Silicon Valley students and ECE Africa students attend classes synchronously with students in Pittsburgh.

Last Modified: 2021-12-06 12:28PM

Semesters offered:

• Spring 2022
• Spring 2021
• Spring 2020
• Spring 2019
• Spring 2018
• Spring 2016
• Spring 2015
• Fall 2012