Concepts in Computer and Network Insecurity
Roger Dingledine, Andy Ellis, Kevin Fu, MIT Network Security Team
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Familiarity with UNIX recommended
Three part series on network insecurity. Feel free to attend any or all of the sessions.
Web: http://snafu.fooworld.org/~fubob/pubs/sec-concepts-2001.ps
Contact: Jeanne Cavanaugh, N42-290a, x3-0852, cavan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
Computer and Network Insecurity
Roger Dingledine, Andy Ellis, Kevin Fu
We will discuss concepts of computer and network security, including network protocol vulnerabilities, buffer overflows, distributed denial of service, probing techniques, various attacks, common security flaws, and other related topics depending on participants' interests.
Familiarity with UNIX is recommended.
Mon Jan 7, 07-09:00pm, 1-190
Web Security
Roger Dingledine, Andy Ellis, Kevin Fu
We will discuss protocols used in Web security, techniques for authentication, common problems, and methods of circumvention.
Wed Jan 9, 07-09:00pm, 1-190
Information Warfare
Roger Dingledine, Andy Ellis, Kevin Fu
It's a dangerous world out there. Between polymorphic viruses, l33t scr1pt kidd13s, nation-states, and corporate hackers, the Internet isn't a safe place to hang out anymore.
Who are these people attacking you, and what do they want? A look at the means, methods, and especially motivations of attackers.
Fri Jan 11, 07-09:00pm, 1-190
Latest update: 26-Nov-2001
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