Course Information

• Instructor: Sang Kil Cha
• Time: (Mon./Wed.) 10:30 ~ 12:00
• Location: N5 #2243
• TAs:
  • 신명근
  • 이준오
• Grading:
  • 15% Reading critique
  • 15% Homework
  • 20% In-class discussion, quiz, and extra activities
  • 25% Midterm
  • 25% Final

This course provides an in-depth study of attacks and defenses in software. The major themes this course will teach include memory safety vulnerabilities, control-flow hijacking, malicious software, and binary-level program analysis techniques. We will offer significant hands-on experience on each topic as well as reading and writing assignments.

Late Submission Policy

Late assignments will be assessed a late penalty of 10% per day.

Reading Critique Guideline

• Use this LaTeX template.
• No more than a single page.
• Must start with a summary paragraph.
• Must include your critical view.
• Must summarize what you learned or what can be improved.

Report Submission Guideline

• Submit a single ZIP file per team. The ZIP file should contain your final report (in PDF) and any code/implementation.
• Use ACM sig proceedings templates for your final report: link
• Maximum 6 pages (two columns).
• It should roughly have the following format:
  • Introduction: show motivation.
  • Problem definition: what are you trying to solve? why is it important?
  • Proposed method: why is it better than the state of the art?
  • Evaluation: list of questions your experiments are designed to answer.
  • Conclusion.

Schedule

(subject to change)