1 Cybersecurity: An Overview
2 Assignments (Spring 2021)
3 Working Schedule and Lectures (Spring 2021)
This schedule will be updated as the course progresses. Case studies are from the Darknet Diaries podcast they do not necessarily correspond to the topic on any given week.
| Date | Week # | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 01/18 | 1 | No Monday class, Course Introduction, personalGit, GitClass, Markdown, Intro, Overview, Case study EP 79: Dark Basin |
| 01/25 | 2 | Chapter 1 Intro to Computer Security, CyBOK, book Chapter 1 notes, Risk, Threats, CIA, Case study EP 76: Knaves Out |
| 02/01 | 3 | Chapter 2 Networks and the Internet, Networking for Security, Physical Layers and more networking concepts, Optical Networking |
| 02/08 | 4 | Chapter 3. Cyber Stalking, Fraud, and Abuse, book Chapter 3 notes, DoS Notes, |
| 02/15 | 5 | Chapter 4. DoS Attacks, DNS Info, Cryptography Basics, Case study Episode 53: Shadow Brokers |
| 02/22 | 6 | Chapter 8. Encryption (symmetric), AES, Case study Episode 54: NotPetya, PublicKey |
| 03/01 | 7 | Chapter 8. Encryption (public key), Hashes and Integrity, Signatures,Case study Episode 72: Bangladeshi Bank heist, |
| 03/08 | 8 | Chapter 5. Malware, Malware, Midterm |
| 03/15 | 9 | Detecting Malware, Analysis and Evasion, Case study Episode 73: WannaCry |
| 03/22 | 10 | Chapter 6. Techniques used by Hackers, TTPs, Vulnerabilities, Case study EP 82: Master of Pwn |
| 03/29 | 11 | Spring Break |
| 04/05 | 12 | Chapter 13. Cyber Detective, Chapter 11. Network Scanning and Vulnerability Scanning, Reconnaissance |
| 04/12 | 13 | Security Principles, Chapter 9. Computer Security Technology, Case study EP 86: The LinkedIn Incident |
| 04/19 | 14 | Security Controls, Intrusion Detection, Chapter 12. Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare, Case study Ep 80: The Whistle blower |
| 04/26 | 15 | Cybersecurity and the Law, Report Example Partial Case study Ep 68: Triton |
| 05/03 | 16 | Chapter 14. Introduction to Forensics, Chapter 7. Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace, Ep 85: Cam the Carder |
| 05/10 | 17 | Final Exam Monday 10:15AM-12:15PM |