Instructor:

Franklyn Turbak (call me "Lyn") Office: SCI E126 (x3049) Email: fturbak asperand hillary-clinton-alma-mater dot edu Web: http://cs.wellesley.edu/~fturbak Office Hours: Mon 4–6pm, Tue 5–7pm, Wed 4:30–6:30pm, Thu 1–2:30pm (Note: I will sometimes need to reschedule office hours to attend talks/meetings.) Appointments can be made for other times.

Lectures: Tue/Fri 1:30--2:40pm in SCI 261. Please bring a laptop to lecture if you have one, since we will often do hands-on exercises in class.

Labs: You need to attend one of the following two weekly labs (both held in SCI 160a):

• Wed 9:50-11am
• Wed 2:15-3:25pm

Prereqs: CS230 & CS240 (if you haven't taken CS240, talk to me). CS242 is a plus, but not essential. You also need:

• a burning desire to learn about computer security;
• a willingness to learn a lot of new conceptsa and systems independently and with your peers;
• a can-do, never-give-up attitude;
• the ability to participate in the MIT Lincoln Labs/CSAIL Capture the Flag Contest on Sat/Sun Nov 3--4

Announcements, Q&A: https://groups.google.com/a/wellesley.edu/d/forum/cs-342-01-fa12

Textbooks:

(Required) Jon Erickson Hacking: The Art of Exploitation (2nd edition, 2008)

(Optional) Sean Smith and Jon Marchesini The Craft of System Security

There are many other helpful books. papers, and online resources that you should consult. See the schedule and resources pages.