Courses COMP 178 Resources

Resources

Virtual Machines

Linux:

#	Topic
1	Welcome & Introduction
2	Networking Recap of COMP 177
3	Penetration Testing: Overview
4	Penetration Testing: Reconnaissance
5	Penetration Testing: Scanning
6	Penetration Testing: Vulnerability Scanning
7	Penetration Testing: Exploitation
8	Penetration Testing: Post-Exploitation
9	XP Challenge Labs
10	Penetration Testing: Social Engineering
11	Network Security Devices: Firewalls, IDS, Honeypots
12	Penetration Testing: Physical Security
Bonus-01	Bonus Topic: NAT Slipstream Attacks
Bonus-02	Bonus Topic: TCP Middlebox Amplification Attacks

Crypto 101 e-book [Free/PDF, (2020)]
- Written by Laurens Van Houtven and distributed at https://www.crypto101.io/. Updated directly at GitHub repo. (See also: Local mirror, may be out of date compared to github copy)
- Big picture ideas + Commentary on breaking crypto. Light on the math! Incomplete / work in progress.
Cryptography: An Introduction (3rd Edition) [Free/PDF, 2006]
- Written by Nigel Smart, a cryptographer & computer science professor specializing in the area of elliptic curve cryptography.
- Note: The free e-book is no longer being updated as-of 2016. See Cryptography Made Simple (2016, Springer Publishing) for purchase.
- Heavy on the math!
Cryptography Engineering [Paid, 2010]
- Written by Niels Ferguson (Cryptographer, Microsoft), Bruce Schneier (Cryptographer), and Tadayoshi Kohno (Professor, University of Washington)
A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography [Free/PDF, 2020]
- Written by Dan Boneh (Professor, Stanford University) and Victor Shoup (Professor, New York University)
- Heavy on the math!
- See also: Local mirror of v0.6, may be out of date compared to latest version at http://toc.cryptobook.us/
Evaluation of Some Blockcipher Modes of Operation by Phillip Rogaway, February 2011. (See also: Local Mirror)