Fundamentals of Operating Systems
Faculty
Nikita Tarakanov
Independent Security Researcher
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Overview
This module covers basic aspects of x86 architecture, OS principles, with a deep overview of Microsoft Windows OS. During the course students get experience in various topics: from developing scripts for OS administration to crash dump analysis.
Learning highlights
- Concept of x86 architecture
- OS principles
- Microsoft Windows key subsystems: Memory management, Object Management, File Systems etc.
- Security analysis of Windows OS
- Basic concepts of exploit development
- Debugging tricks in crash dump analysis
Course outline
6 classes
Session 1
Basic Concepts of x86 Architecture
Session 2
Microsoft Windows Operating System Architecture
Session 3-4
Execution Units: Process, Thread
Session 5-6
Object Manager
Session 7
Session 8
Input-Output System
Course materials
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Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Nikita Tarakanov is an independent information security researcher. He has worked as an information security researcher in Positive Technologies, Vupen Security, CISS, Intel corporation.
He likes writing exploits, especially for Windows NT Kernel. He won the PHDays Hack2Own contest in 2011 and 2012. He has published several papers about kernel mode drivers and their exploitation. He is currently engaged in reverse engineering research and vulnerability search automation.
- Vulnerability discovery
- Automation of vulnerability discovery,
- Vulnerability exploitation
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Fundamentals of Operating Systems
by Nikita Tarakanov
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Oct 15 - Nov 02, 2018
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
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Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.