FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Mechatronics Engineering

CE 304 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Operating Systems Security
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CE 304
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5

Prerequisites
  CE 303 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
or CE 323 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to teach the students security related details of most widely used operating systems, threat analysis, and countermeasures agaist the threats.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • classify security issues of operating systems and their critical dependence factors,
  • specify methods needed to analyze and discover threats against operating systems,
  • identify techniques and tools needed to implement countermeasures against threats,
  • apply different protection mechanisms,
  • analyze security of a system.
Course Description A study of technical security policies, models, and mechanisms for confidentiality, integrity, and availability with respect to operating systems from an engineering point of view.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction, basic terms & concepts in information security & related legal issues Preliminary study 1
2 Basics of OS Security; concepts, general & common problems, threats, countermeasures Preliminary study 2
3 Access controls & methodologies, IAAA in OS & relevant technologies & applications in today’s world Preliminary study 3
4 Centralized / decentralized IAAA solutions, different IAAA architectures in secure OS Preliminary study 4
5 Audit & monitoring in OS Preliminary study 5
6 Intro to cryptography, protection of assets, data, systems in OS with today’s best practices Preliminary study 6
7 Secure system management; models, solutions, various technologies Preliminary study 7
8 Midterm
9 Opensource architecture & approach and its relation with information security & OS security Preliminary study 8
10 IAAA differences of Linux vs. Windows architectures Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
11 IAAA differences of Linux vs. Windows architectures Part II Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
12 Network related issues in OS Security Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
13 Network related issues in OS Security (including cryptographic basics) Part II Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
14 Related vulnerabilities, threats & countermeasures (DOS attacks, malicious codes, XSS, rootkits, JavaScript, SQL, Ajax, .Net, Apache, IIS, etc) Part I Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks Guide to Operating Systems Security, Michael Palmer, Publisher: Thomson, 2003 (2004 2nd ed), ISBN 13: 9780619160401©2004, ISBN 10: 0619160403
Suggested Readings/Materials

Maximum Linux Security (2nd Edition), John Ray, Sams, 2 Pap/Cdr edition, 2001, ISBN10: 0672321343, ISBN13: 9780672321344

Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, Joel Scambray & Stuart McClure, McGrawHill Osborne Media, 2006, ISBN10: 0072230614, ISBN13: 9780072230611

CISSP Textbook, Vallabhaneni, S.Rao, SRV Pro Publications, 2002, ASIN: B0006S7QN0 ISO27001:IEC, British Standards Institution, 2005

Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, et al, McGrawHill Osborne, Fourth Edition, 2003, ISBN 0072227427

Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Schneier, Bruce, Second Edition, 1998, ISBN 0471117099

Hacking Exposed Web Applications, Scambray, Joel, et al, Second Edition, McGrawHill Osborne, 2006, ISBN 0072262990

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
1
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
40
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
4
5
20
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
18
18
Final Exam
1
20
20
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have knowledge in Mathematics, science, physics knowledge based on mathematics; mathematics with multiple variables, differential equations, statistics, optimization and linear algebra; to be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge in complex engineering problems

2

To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; to be able to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.

3

To be able to design a complex electromechanical system, process, device or product with sensor, actuator, control, hardware, and software to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose.

4

To be able to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in Mechatronics Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively.

5

To be able to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating Mechatronics Engineering problems.

6

To be able to work effectively in Mechatronics Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually.

7

To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both in oral and written forms; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions.

8

To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions.

9

To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; information on standards used in engineering applications.

10

To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development.

11

Using a foreign language, he collects information about Mechatronics Engineering and communicates with his colleagues. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to use the second foreign language at intermediate level.

13

To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information; to be able to follow developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Mechatronics Engineering.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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