6.858 Computer Systems Security (Fall 2014, MIT OCW) | Computer Science

6.858 Computer Systems Security

6.858 Computer Systems Security (Fall 2014, MIT OCW). Instructors: Professor Nickolai Zeldovich and Professor James Mickens. 6.858 Computer Systems Security is a class about the design and implementation of secure computer systems. Lectures cover threat models, attacks that compromise security, and techniques for achieving security, based on recent research papers. Topics include operating system (OS) security, capabilities, information flow control, language security, network protocols, hardware security, and security in web applications. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction, Threat Models

Lecture 02 - Control Hijacking Attacks

Lecture 03 - Buffer Overflow Exploits and Defenses

Lecture 04 - Privilege Separation

Lecture 05

Lecture 06 - Capabilities

Lecture 07 - Sandboxing Native Code

Lecture 08 - Web Security Model

Lecture 09 - Securing Web Applications

Lecture 10 - Symbolic Execution

Lecture 11 - Ur/Web

Lecture 12 - Network Security

Lecture 13 - Network Protocols

Lecture 14 - SSL and HTTPS

Lecture 15 - Medical Software

Lecture 16 - Side-Channel Attacks

Lecture 17 - User Authentication

Lecture 18 - Private Browsing

Lecture 19 - Anonymous Communication

Lecture 20 - Mobile Phone Security

Lecture 21 - Data Tracking

Lecture 22 - Guest Lecture by MIT IS&T

Lecture 23 - Security Economics

References

Computer Systems Security, Fall 2014
Instructor: Professor Nickolai Zeldovich. Lecture Notes. Exams and Solutions. Projects and Examples. A class about the design and implementation of secure computer systems.