IERG4130

Introduction to Cyber Security

Fall 2026 Β· 2026–27 Term 1 Β· CUHK, Information Engineering
πŸ‘€ Prof. Zhou Yajin πŸ“… Mon 11:30–13:15 Β· Tue 13:30–14:15 πŸ“ Basic Med Sci Bldg G18

Instructor & Class

Instructor

Prof. Zhou Yajin (ε‘¨δΊšι‡‘)

[email protected]

Office: SHB 714 Β· Office hour: Fri 11:20–12:20 (or by appointment)

Lectures

Monday 11:30–13:15

Tuesday 13:30–14:15

Basic Med Sci Bldg G18

Tutorial

One tutorial each week (required)

Classroom & time: TBA

Teaching Assistants

NameOfficeEmailOffice Hour
CAI Jianquan LeadRm. 725, Ho Sin-Hang Engr. Bldg[email protected]Wed 11:00–12:00
CHEN JianzhouRm. 724, Ho Sin-Hang Engr. Bldg[email protected]Thu 11:00–12:00
SHI LuxinRm. 727, Ho Sin-Hang Engr. Bldg[email protected]Mon 14:00–15:00
WANG HailinRm. 724, Ho Sin-Hang Engr. Bldg[email protected]Tue 14:30–15:30

Weekly Schedule

Tentative. The topics below are provisional and may change during the term. Slides will be posted here after each lecture.
WeekDateMondayTuesdaySlides
1Sep 7–8Course Overview & Security PrinciplesCourse Overview & Security Principles (cont.)01 Β· Overview
02 Β· Basic Concepts & Principles
2Sep 14–15Vulnerabilities & Attacks: Buffer OverflowMore Memory-Safety BugsTBA
3Sep 21–22Mitigations & Secure CodingIsolation & SandboxingTBA
4Sep 28–29Fuzzing & Vulnerability DetectionStatic AnalysisTBA
5Oct 5–6Symmetric Encryption & HashingPublic-Key Crypto, Signatures & PKITBA
6Oct 12–13Mid-term Exam ExamRandomness & Key ExchangeTBA
7Oct 19–20No class Chung YeungTLS / HTTPSTBA
8Oct 26–27Web Security ModelWeb Attacks: XSS & CSRFTBA
9Nov 2–3SQL Injection & Web DefensesIntroduction to NetworkingTBA
10Nov 9–10Network AttacksDNS SecurityTBA
11Nov 16–17Network Defenses (Firewalls, IDS/IPS)Privacy, Anonymity & Social EngineeringTBA
12Nov 23–24AI Security EmergingBlockchain / Web3 Security EmergingTBA
13Nov 30 – Dec 1Course Review ICourse Review II + Q&ATBA