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Week 11: Security and Risk

Smart contract vulnerabilities, audits, and risk management

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1. Identify smart contract vulnerabilities
2. Analyze historical DeFi exploits
3. Evaluate protocol security
4. Implement risk management strategies

## Topics Covered

Common smart contract vulnerabilities Reentrancy attacks Flash loan attacks MEV and frontrunning Security audits and best practices

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Lecture Slides

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Self-Assessment Quiz

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Security Analysis

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--- ## Required Readings

Paper	Authors	Year	Link
Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning in Decentralized Exchanges	Daian et al.	2020	Link
High-Frequency Trading on Decentralized On-Chain Exchanges	Zhou et al.	2021	Link

--- ## Reading Guide: Reading Guide: DeFi Security

3 hours Smart contract security MEV and frontrunning Risk assessment

Understanding smart contract vulnerabilities, MEV, and risk management in DeFi.

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--- ## Exercise: DeFi Security Assessment

100 Points 4-5 hours hard

Analyze historical exploits, identify vulnerabilities, and assess protocol risk.

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--- ## Discussion & Questions

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