Lecture 1: March 30, 2026

Reading: text, §1
Assignments: Homework 1, due April 10, 2026

1. Greetings and felicitations!
   1. About the class
   2. No discussion section this week
   3. My office hours today only will be in 2209 Watershed Sciences

2. Basic components of computer security
   1. Confidentiality
   2. Integrity
   3. Availability

3. Classes of threats
   1. Disclosure
   2. Deception
   3. Disruption
   4. Usurpation

4. Policy vs. mechanism
   1. Policy
   2. Mechanism

5. Goals of security
   1. Prevention
   2. Detection
   3. Recovery

6. Trust and Assumptions

7. Types of mechanisms: secure, precise, broad

8. Assurance
   1. Specification
   2. Design
   3. Implementation
   4. Maintenance and operation

9. Human issues
   1. Organizational problems
   2. People problems

10. Human issues
    1. Organizational problems
    2. People problems

Matt Bishop Office: 2209 Watershed Sciences Phone: +1 (530) 752-8060 Email: mabishop@ucdavis.edu

ECS 153A, Computer & Information Security & Privacy I Version of March 26, 2026 at 3:34PM

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