Probably my favorite CS course I've taken at UCSB. Homework assignments were a very fun format (hacking challenges), and the resources provided like pwn college supplemented the lectures very well. If you are even a little interested in cybersecurity/hacking, this course will be extremely fun and enlightening.

Coolest prof i ever met

Class was unorganized, lectures were difficult to follow The class was a majority of self-coding and listening to Prof. Vigna jump from topic to topic Homework assignments were mostly self-study

Best course offered by the CS department. Though the workload is high, the course is so interesting that it doesn't seem like a burden. The assignments are top class and really help you learn a lot in security. Participation in iCTF is the best part of the course!

Very HARD class. If you don't know how to code, drop it. However, the teacher is fantastic and the topic is awesome. I would have not imagined that security was this much fun. Best class I ever took at UCSB by far but an INSANE amount of work (insane, but fun). Not to mention that the prof is cute (and funny).

Really loves what he's teaching! A guru in computer security and can recommend this class to everyone:)