INFORMATION SECURITY INSTITUTE

650.412 (E)

JAVA SECURITY (3) Llanso Limit 40 Prereq: 600.120 or 600.121 Open to MSSI students  Perm Req’d. for non-MSSI students This course examines security topics in the context of Java and the emerging area of web services. Emphasis is placed on security services such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, and non-repudiation. Core Technology course for MSSI degree

Sec. 01

M 5-7:45pm

650.418 (N,S,Q)

INFORMATICS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (3) Miller Computers and information technology has become major forces in transforming American medicine. We shall discuss some of the new entities -- the computer-based patient record, clinical practice guidelines, and digital libraries -- and their underlying technologies: networks, databases, controlled vocabularies, and decision analysis.

Sec. 01

TTh 9-10:30

650.471 (E,Q)

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND CODING (4) Scheinerman Limit 25 Prereq: 550.171 (110.204 with permission of instructor), linear algebra, computing experience.
A first course in the mathematical theory of secure and reliable electronic communication. Topics include finite field arithmetic, error ciphers, one-time pads, the enigma machine, one-way functions, discrete logarithm, primality testing, secret key exchange, public key cryptosystems, digital signatures, and key escrow.
Co-listed as 550.371

Sec. 01 Lab

MTWTh 9
Th 4

600.625

COMPUTER AND NETWORK FORENSICS Monrose Limit 25 Prereq: Operating Systems and Systems Programming
Cross-listed with Computer Science

Sec. 01

ThF 1-2:15

650.630

MORAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF PRIVACY Siegel Limit 25 This course explores the ethical and legal underpinnings of privacy. Inquiries into the values that underline the right; constitutional and common law foundations; balancing privacy against other rights and interests. Core Policy course for MSSI degree
Cross-listed with Philosophy

Sec. 01

W 10-12:30

650.632

LAW AND POLICY OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE Lavine Limit 25 This course introduces information assurance as a response to changes in technology, asymmetric threats and computer crime. It traces the concepts through civilian applications as OMB and NIST standards as well as private sector issues related to privacy, contingency response, and reliable infrastructures. It examines these concepts from a risk assessment and standards based approach central to government planning and the private sector. Course canceled 8/20/07

Sec. 01

T 10-12:30

600.641

SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORETICAL CRYPTOGRAPHY Hohenberger Limit 20 Prereq: Prior course in crypto or security, or permission of the instructor.In this seminar, we will explore the foundations of modern cryptography. We will study how to formalize the security guarantee of a protocol and cover techniques for proving that a protocol meets a claimed guarantee. Some included topics will be zero-knowledge proofs, multiparty computation, program obfuscation, and anonymous authentication. An emphasis will be placed on major past results, recent progress and current open problems. The workload will not be heavy, but it will include a final research project. [Analysis]

Sec. 01

M 4, T 3-5

600.642

ADVANCED CRYPTOGRAPHY PROTOCOLS Ateniese Limit 20 Prereq: 600.442 or 600.443 This course will focus on advanced cryptographic protocols with an emphasis on open research problems. [Applications]
Cross-listed with Computer Science

Sec. 01

ThF 2:30-3:45

650.652

HEALTH CARE SECURITY MANAGEMENT; Lacey Limit 25 Open to MSSI students or Perm. Req’d. The course will address information security in the public health and medical fields, with special emphasis on clinical care, research and the role of the academic medical center. In many respects, the course builds on 650.651 Health Information, Privacy, Law and Policy’s treatment of privacy and how such privacy is protected in the health and medical arena, including but not limited to HIPAA

Sec. 01

Th 4-6:45pm

650.658

COMPUTER AND NETWORK FORENSICS Monrose Limit 10 undergraduate and 15 graduate. Prereq: 600.424 Operating Systems or permission from instructor.The course exposes students to a myriad of fundamental concepts and techniques for recovering and inferring information in computer systems and networks. Topics include (but are not limited too) file system forensics, kernel-level rootkits and associated challenges, reconstructing malware evolution and dynamics, analysis of anonymization and privacy preserving techniques, advanced network traceback, traffic classification, biometrics and digital evidence, data integrity and audit trails, secure remote logging, and system call introspection.

Sec. 01

ThF 1-2:15

650.737

INFORMATION SECURITY PROJECTS Staff Limit 20Open to MSSI students Perm Req’d. for non-MSSI students All MSSI programs must include a project involving a research and development oriented investigation focused on an approved topic addressing the field of information security and assurance from the perspective of relevant applications and/or theory. There must be project supervision and approval involving a JHUISI affiliated faculty member. A project can be conducted individually or within a team-structured environment comprised of MSSI students and an advisor. A successful project must result in an associated report suitable for on-line distribution. When appropriate, a project can also lead to the development of a so-called "deliverable" such as software or a prototype system. Projects can be sponsored by government/industry partners and affiliates of the Information Security Institute, and can also be related to faculty research programs supported by grants and Contracts. A project can count for as much as 3 course credits towards the MSSI requirements by means of enrolling in 650.736/746.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only Core Technology course for MSSI degree

Sec. 01

F 4-5:30

550.438 (E,Q)

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR COMPUTER INTRUSION DETECTION (3) Marchette Limit 40 Prereq: 550.310 or 550.311 or equivalent Cross-listed with Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Sec. 01

W 1-4

550.443 (E)

SECURITY & PRIVACY IN COMPUTING (3) Rubin Limit 50 Prereq: Basic course in operating systems and networks or Perm. Req'd Graduate students only Core Technology Policy course for MSSI degree Cross-listed with Computer Science

Sec. 01

ThF 2:30-3:45

The following course is taught through the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education and must be registered for Interdivisionally. Descriptions and times are found in the SPSBE catalogue, on the JHUISI website, and outside of Wyman 407.

774.717

IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE INFORMATION SECURITY PROJECTS  Kociemba Limit 25 This course focuses on the personnel, legal, regulatory, and privacy issues that constitute many of the basic management areas that must be considered in developing and implementing an effective information security program. The course also emphasizes the need for reasonable policies and procedures to ensure compliance.Core Management course for MSSI degree.

Sec. 01

F 5:30-8pm