Mobile, Embedded, & Wireless Security

14-829: Mobile Security - Fall 2013

Daily Schedule, Notes, & Papers

Note: all topics and dates are subject to change.

Date Topic Reading
Aug 26 Course Introduction & Logistics [Slides] [1]
Aug 28 Mobile Device Components and Security Challenges [Slides]
Sep 2 NO CLASS - Labor Day
Sep 4 Telecom from 1G to 4G [Slides]
Sep 9 Telecom System Security [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Sep 11 WiFi Security Basics [Slides] [1, 2, 3 (§1.3.2)]
Sep 16 More WiFi Security & Privacy Issues [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Sep 18 Personal Area Networks [Slides] [1, 2]
Sep 23 NFC and Mobile Payment [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Sep 25 Location Services; Survey [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Sept 30 Guest Lecture: Jiang Zhu, Mobile Sensing and SenSec - Assignment #1 Due [1, 2, 3 (Zhu.pdf on BB)]
Oct 2 Surveys
Oct 7 Surveys
Oct 9 Surveys - Survey Deadline
Oct 14 Project Proposals
Oct 16 Mobile Operating Systems [Slides] -
Oct 21 Guest Lecture: Anmol Misra and Abhishek Dubey, Android Security
Oct 23 Mobile Advertising Vulnerabilities [1, 2, 3]
Oct 28 Guest Lecture: Tim Vidas, Mobile Malware - Assignment #2 Due
Oct 30 Mobile Dev Best Practices [Slides] -
Nov 4 Project Progress Reports
Nov 6 Project Progress Reports
Nov 11 Location Privacy [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Nov 13 BYOD [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Nov 18 Exam
Nov 20 Case Study on Security Misuse [Slides] [1, 2, 3]
Nov 25 Discuss Final Deliverables; Wrap-up [Slides] -
Nov 27 NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break
Dec 2 Final Project Presentations
Dec 4 Final Project Presentations
Dec 11 Written Project Report and Mobile App Audit Report Due