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, book Chapter 1 notes, Risk, Threats, CIA, Case study EP 76: Knaves Out |
| 02/01 | 3 | Chapter 2 Networks and the Internet, Case study EP 76: Knaves Out |
| 02/08 | 4 | Chapter 3. Cyber Stalking, Fraud, and Abuse, Case study Episode 53: Shadow Brokers |
| 02/15 | 5 | Chapter 4. DoS Attacks, Case study Episode 54: NotPetya |
| 02/22 | 6 | Chapter 8. Encryption (symmetric), Case study Episode 72: Bangladeshi Bank heist |
| 03/01 | 7 | Chapter 8. Encryption (public key), Case study Episode 73: WannaCry |
| 03/08 | 8 | Chapter 5. Malware, Case study Ep 80: The Whistle blower |
| 03/15 | 9 | Chapter 6. Techniques used by Hackers, Case study Ep 68: Triton |
| 03/22 | 10 | Chapter 11. Network Scanning and Vulnerability Scanning, Case study EP 81: The Vendor |
| 03/29 | 11 | Spring Break |
| 04/05 | 12 | Chapter 7. Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace |
| 04/12 | 13 | Chapter 12. Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare |
| 04/19 | 14 | Chapter 9. Computer Security Technology |
| 04/26 | 15 | Chapter 10. Security Policies |
| 05/03 | 16 | Chapter 13. Cyber Detective |
| 05/10 | 17 | Chapter 14. Introduction to Forensics |