[111] in Security FYI
Seminar announcement, Concepts in Computer and Network Insecurity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin Fu)
Sat Jan 5 16:12:21 2002
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To: security-fyi@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 16:12:15 -0500
From: Kevin Fu <fubob@MIT.EDU>
Concepts in Computer and Network Insecurity
Roger Dingledine, Andy Ellis, Kevin Fu
Sponsored by the MIT Network Security Team
This is a three part series on computer and network insecurity.
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series).
Prereq: Familiarity with UNIX recommended
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Computer and Network Insecurity
Mon Jan 7, 7-9:00pm, 1-190
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.
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Web Security
Wed Jan 9, 7-9:00pm, 1-190
We will discuss Web security, SSL, techniques for authentication, and
common methods of circumvention.
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Information Warfare
Fri Jan 11, 7-9:00pm, 1-190
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.
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Kevin E. Fu (fubob@mit.edu)
