Internet Security - Weaknesses and Targets (WS 2009/10)

Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel


"Internet Security - Weaknesses and Targets" is based on "Internet- & WWW-Technologies" and gives a detailed introduction on problems concerning Internet and Intranet security. After starting with some remarks on risk analysis and computer crimes, security weaknesses and targets are discussed in detail. Beside others the following topics are discussed in detail: human factor and technical failures, attacks on accounts and passwords, attacks on Internet protocol, misuse of design and programming errors, weaknesses in common operating systems, targets in the WWW, and viruses. The lecture course concludes with a discussion about the possibilities to detect attacks and intrusions and also describes ethical issuses.

Risk Analysis

Cyber Crime: Potential Attackers

Date: October 30, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:24:52

Risk Analysis

Date: October 28, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 01:22:29

Weaknesses and Targets

(Online) Reconnaissance

Date: November 11, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:34:18

OS Fingerprinting

Date: November 25, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:34:06

Attacks on Accounts and Passwords

Date: November 25, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:49:59

Weaknesses of Internet Protocols (1)

Date: December 2, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 01:29:04

Weaknesses of Internet Protocols (2)

Date: December 9, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 01:33:51

Design and Programming Errors

Date: December 16, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:31:40

Weaknesses of Windows and Mac OS X

Date: January 6, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:16:30

Weaknesses of the World Wide Web (1) - Target Web-Browser

Date: January 13, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:04:12

Weaknesses of the World Wide Web (2)

Date: January 20, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:12:42

Wireless Security

Date: January 27, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:32:30

Human Factor and Technical Failures

Date: November 11, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 00:40:08

Detection of Attacks and Intrusions

Detection of Attacks and Intrusions

Date: February 3, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:18:30

Legal and Ethical Issues in Internet Security

Law and Ethics

Date: February 10, 2010
Language: English
Duration: 01:27:07

Introduction