CSCE 715: Network Systems Security Chin-Tser Huang University of South Carolina

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang2 About Me Chin-Tser Huang Ph.D. in Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin Research in network security, network protocol design and verification, distributed systems My web page can be found at

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang3 About You What’s your name? Where are you from? When did you join USC? What are your research interests?

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang4 About the Course A grad-level course focusing on basics and issues in network security First half will be lectures about elements of network security, cryptography backgrounds, and introduction to network security designs Second half will be your chance to present what you have learned from key research papers

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang5 Course Information Online 715F10/index.htm 715F10/index.htm List of assigned paper and useful links are available on the page Lecture slides will be available online too

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang6 Why Should You Take This Course Security is an increasingly important issue You want to have basic knowledge about network security You can learn latest attacks and newest skills to counter those attacks You have a chance to implement the skills learned in the class

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang7 Your Best Strategy Come to every lecture to learn basic security problems and skills to counter them Keep yourself exposed to articles related to network security to collect project ideas Read each assigned paper and write good summary for each paper Do not wait till last minute to prepare for exam or work on project Enjoy the fun!

08/19/2010(C) 2010 Chin-Tser Huang8 Next Class Type of attacks Network security services Formal specification and verification of network protocols Read Ch. 1