Secure Operating Systems

Catalog description

This course starts with an overview of Operating System (OS) architecture and operation theory, then provides a high-level approach to the security of general-purpose operating systems with topics including secure design and operation, as well as how vulnerabilities and cyber-attacks compromise users and applications. The course will outline best practices on secure configurations, directory services, file system security, and audits and logging. Operating system security essentials in virtualization and cloud computing topics will also be introduced. The course consists of readings of industry tutorials and white papers accompanied by independent research and followed by class discussions and presentations. Each student will design a final project which will be presented to the class.