Course Details

Lectures	Tuesday & Thursday 2:00pm - 2:50pm, 427 Summerfield Hall - In Person
Labs	Monday 4:00pm - 4:50pm, 2003 Eaton Hall - In Person [Section #25525] Wednesday 4:00pm - 4:50pm, 2003 Eaton Hall - In Person [Section #25526] Friday 11:00pm - 11:50pm, 2003 Eaton Hall - In Person [Section #25524]
Instructor	Alex Bardas Office hours: Tuesday 11:30am-1:30pm and Thursday 11am-12pm & 3:15pm-4:15pm CT (Email appointment required for meetings outside office hours or via Zoom/Teams) : alexbardas ku edu
Graduate Teaching Assistant	Bryan Richlinski Office Hours: Monday 3pm-4pm and Wednesday 3pm-4pm CT in 2003 Eaton Hall (Email appointment required for meetings outside office hours or via Zoom/Teams) : b748r023 ku edu
Graduate Teaching Assistant	Michael Oliver Office Hours: Friday 12pm-1pm CT in 2003 Eaton Hall (Email appointment required for meetings outside office hours or via Zoom/Teams) : mmoliver469 ku edu

Syllabus

The syllabus is available through Simple Syllabus: EECS 465 Syllabus (Fall 2026). Check the syllabus frequently since its content is subject to change throughout the semester.
Announcements: You are responsible for all announcements we make in class (lectures and labs), over Canvas, and/or email. Announcements may include information about assignments, changes in the syllabus, etc.

Schedule

NOTE: Schedules are tentative and subject to change.

Course Schedule

Updated on a regular basis. Use your KU Online ID (all numeric is not correct) and password to access the slides and other materials.

Aug 25, 2026	Lecture 1	Introduction iClicker Access Info -- Lectures	intro-slides
Aug 27, 2026	Lecture 2	Networking Terminology, Cybersecurity Certificate, and CyEng Degree	networking-slides, cert-slides, degree-overview

Tentative Roadmap

Week	Week of	Topic(s)	Notes
1	8/24	Introduction
2	8/31	Networking Primer and Operating Systems (OS) Basics	Assigning Quiz 1
3	9/7	Basic Linux Commands and Reconnaissance
4	9/14	Reconnaissance and Introduction to SQL Injections	Assigning Homework 1
5	9/21	Exploiting Vulnerabilities and Metasploit	Assigning Quiz 2
6	9/28	Password Cracking	Assigning Report 1
7	10/5	Crypthography Basics and Secure SHell (SSH)	Assigning Quiz 3
8	10/12	Sniffing Network Traffic
9	10/19	Interacting with Network Traffic	Fall Break (Tuesday); Assigning Homework 2
10	10/26	DoS/DDoS Attacks	Assigning Quiz 4
11	11/2	Wireless Networks Cracking	Assigning Homework 3
12	11/9	Rootkits
13	11/16	Logging&Auditing and Introduction to Security Onion	Assigning Report 2
14	11/23	Firewalls	Thanksgiving Break
15	11/30	Final Exam Review	Assigning Quiz 5
16	12/7	Current Research in Cybersecurity
17	12/14	Finals Week