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

Thursday 15:30–16:15

MMW 707

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.
Schedule update (Oct 2026): Prof. Zhou was on academic leave Sep 28–29, so later lectures were rebalanced. The mid-term (Oct 12) keeps its date; Week 13 is now used for crypto/network catch-up and practice, while course review and Q&A will be handled in tutorial. AI Security and Blockchain / Web3 move to a single make-up session on Monday 7 Dec, 9:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m., LSB LT6.
WeekDateMondayTuesdaySlides
1Sep 7–8Course Overview & Security PrinciplesCourse Overview & Security Principles (cont.)01-01 Β· Course Overview
01-02 Β· Basic Concepts and Security Principles
2Sep 14–15Memory Vulnerabilities & AttacksMemory Vulnerabilities & Attacks (cont.)02-01 Β· Memory Vulnerability and Defense
02-01 Β· BOF Demo Code
3Sep 21–22Off-by-One (cont.) & Mitigating Memory Safety VulnerabilitiesMitigating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities (cont.)03-01 Β· Mitigating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities
03-01 Β· Memory Safety Demo Code
4Sep 28–29No class Academic leaveNo class Academic leaveβ€”
5Oct 5–6Mitigating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities (cont.)Mitigating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities (cont.)03-01 Β· Mitigating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities
03-01 Β· Memory Safety Demo Code
6Oct 12–13Mid-term Exam ExamIntro to Cryptography04-01 Β· Intro to Cryptography
7Oct 19–20No class Chung YeungSymmetric Encryption (cont.)TBA
8Oct 26–27Hash/MAC & Public-Key Crypto IntuitionCertificates & TLS / HTTPS WalkthroughTBA
9Nov 2–3Web Security Model: Browser, Cookies & SOPWeb Attacks: XSS & CSRFTBA
10Nov 9–10SQL Injection & Web DefensesNetworking Refresher & Threat ModelTBA
11Nov 16–17Network Attacks: IP, TCP & BGPDNS SecurityTBA
12Nov 23–24DoS, Firewalls & Intrusion DetectionSecure Network Protocols in PracticeTBA
13Nov 30 – Dec 1Network Security Case Studies & Catch-upApplied Crypto Practice & Case StudiesTBA
14Dec 7AI Security & Blockchain / Web3 Security Make-up Β· Mon 9:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Β· LSB LT6TBA