Operational Systems and their Security: Course introduction

About Me
Lecturer:
PhD. Martas Ambraziūnas;
Education:
Bachelor: Computer Science;
Master: Business Information Systems;
PhD: Computer Science.
Work experience:
Technologies: .Net, C#, F#, SQL server, Oracle DB, MVC, VB6, WPF, Android/Java;
Companies: Nielsen, Lucey Technology, Telesoftas (VIAVI), Vilnius University;
Certifications: OMG, Microsoft;

About the course structure
According to calendar we have 15 weeks for this course.
During this time:
8 Lectures;
7 Lab assignments ( 6 + 1 Lab or Presentation);
1 Midterm assignment;

About the lectures
ZOOM;
Time 08:00 AM;
Once in two weeks (starting 02.15);
Presentation slides;
Demonstration with ISE/IDE;
Explanation of new Lab assignment;
QA.

Lectures topics
Definition and purpose of OS [02.15];
Definition and purpose of processor and bus [03.01];
Introduction to PowerShell scripting;
Definition and purpose of storage (memory) and I/O [03.15];
Definition and purpose of memory management [03.22];
Introduction to F# scripting;
Definition and purpose of process management [04.12];
Definition and purpose of file system [04.26];
Introduction to Bash;
OS security [05.10];
Retro [05.24];

Labs topics
Labs:
1. SysInternals/OS monitoring tools;
2. PowerShell Scripting 1;
3. PowerShell Scripting 2;
4. F# Scripting or C# App;
5. PowerShell Script Integration with F#/C#;
6. Bash Scripting 1;
7. Bash Scripting 2 or Presentation or MemMng App;
Presentation:
With two topics: about selected OS and about selected OS vulnerability/breach etc..
Readings:
Operating System Concepts [Silberschatz, Abraham, Galvin, Peter B., and Gagne, Greg].

About the work with Labs
Two weeks for single Lab + 1 week without penalty;
Communication channels:
Zoom calls and screen sharing (if You are facing blocker);
Slack/MS teams (fastest way for short questions);
Emails (Gmail/VU mail) (when there is no possibility for the first two).
Your task is to raise the questions, my tasks is to help to find the answers;

Things to double check before committing Your Lab
Is it not throwing syntax errors?
Is it doing what it must?
Are You following consistent coding standards in Your code?

Labstreaks
You can get bonus for making Your Labs:
faster then required (committing the Lab before the deadline);
with extra functionality/different technologies/custom solutions then required;
Streaks:
For Two light green Labs:
+ 1 To any Lab grade;
For Five light green Labs:
Skip one Lab (with grade 10);

About grading
“There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people” - Thomas Jefferson
Final grade:
Labs + presentation = 70% (10% per work);
Midterm exam + Exam* = 30% (15% per work).
Deadlines:
Two weeks for one Lab;
-2 points if late for three or more weeks;
-5 points if provided after the end of the semester (during session).
Dunning–Kruger effect

Rule 9/10
If the grade for practical work (labs and presentations) + midterm is 9 or 10 then one can choose to skip exam and keep current grade as the final one.
Conditions:
Labs and Presentations + Midterm grade >= 8.5;
All tasks competed before May 24.

Important dates
March 29 – April 5
Easter Holiday;
May 24
Final day for passing Labs;

Communication
Email:
[email protected]
(not VU mail!)
Lectures:
Moodle
Labs:
All labs should be uploaded to Moodle
Slack:
https://join.slack.com/t/engroup-vu-knf/shared_invite/zt-lrur6m3a-PwX6hraB9Q12ks2Lyuej2g
Results:
Moodle (Scroll to the bottom)

Final notes
Please feel free to contact me at any time by email or Slack;
If You think that labs are not challenging enough: we can agree on some custom work in OS area.
Good luck and have fun :]

Questions
Anything to ask?