CS559: Quantitative Security
[Fall 2025]

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Important Dates:

Aug 25, 2026

First day of classes (Ours starts on Tuesday)

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Drop deadline

Nov 2, 2026, Tues

Mid term

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Drop Policies

November 23-27, 2026

Fall Recess

Tues Nov 2, 2026 5-6:15PM (S001)

Wed Nov 3 12:10AM-11:50 PM (S801)

Midterm Exam

Dec 21, 2026

Course Letter Grades will be available


Useful References
Computer Security: Principles and Practice (4th Edition) by William Stallings, Lawrie Brown, Pearson; 2017 [SB]
Measuring and Managing Information Risk, A FAIR Approach, Jack Freund and Jack Jones, Elsevier, 2015.[FJ]
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk, Douglas W. Hubbard and Richard Seiersen, Wiley; 2016.[HS]
Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 13th ed, George E. Rejda and Michael J. McNamara, Pearson 2017.[RM]

Week

Date

Topic

Assignments

Readings

1

Aug 26, 28

Introduction, Terms
Lecture 1
Lecture 2

Quiz 1 (online Canvas)
Assignment1 Due _

2

Sept 2,  4

Frameworks, Risk
Lecture 3
Lecture 4

Quiz 2

3

Sept 9, 11

Insurance, Probability, Intrusion Detection
Lecture 5

Lecture 6


Quiz 3

4

Sept 16, 18

Class Presentations
Lecture 7

Lecture 7b (online)

Lecture 8

Quiz 4

5

Sept 23, 24

Probability, Intrusion Det.
Lecture 9

Lecture 10

Project Proposal due -
Quiz 5

6

Sept 30, Oct 1

Vulnerabilities
Lecture 11

Lecture 12

Quiz 6

7

Oct 7, 9

Vulnerability Discovery, Metrics
Lecture 13

Lecture 14

Semi-Final Report due -
Quiz 7

8

Oct 14, 16

Metrics, CVSS
Lecture 15
Lecture 16 rev


Quiz 8

9

Oct 21, 23

Midterm Oct 21, Online Oct 22
Lecture 17

Quiz 9

10

Oct 28, 30

Testing, Passwords
Lecture 18

Lecture 19

Extra Credit Proposal Due -
Quiz 10

11

Nov 4, 6

Fuzzing, Pen Testing
Lecture 20

Lecture 21 

Quiz 11
Presentation Slides Due -

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12

Nov 11, 13

Breach Cost, Security Economics
Lecture 22

Lecture 23

Final Report Due -
Quiz 12

13

Nov 18, 20

Vulnerability markets, Presentations, Discussions
Lecture 24
Lecture 25 Lecture 26

Quiz 13

Fall Break

Nov 25, 26

Fall Break

 

 

14

Dec 2, 4

Presentations
Lecture 27

Lecture 28

Quiz 14

 

15

Dec 9, 11

Review/Presentations
Lecture 29

Lecture 30 Review

Project Final Report Due - Peer Reviews -
Quiz 15

Finals

Dec 16

No Final

Extra Credit report Due Dec 18

Dec 24

Final Grades will be posted

 

 

 

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