Introduction to Cybersecurity
This course gives an overview to the area of cybersecurity. It covers fundamental cybersecurity subjects such as computer system architectures, critical infrastructures, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, cryptography, information assurance, network security, and risk assessment and management. Students are required to get acquainted with core security ideas, technologies, and procedures, as well as to provide the groundwork for subsequent study in cybersecurity.
The course objectives are:
- Identify and prioritize information assets;
- Identify and prioritize threats to information assets;
- Define an information security strategy and architecture;
- Plan for and respond to intruders in an information system;
- Describe legal and public relations implications of security and privacy issues; and
- Present a disaster recovery plan for recovery of information assets after an incident.
Course Material
The bulk of the class involve basic laboratories using Wireshark, VMware and Linux to perform fundament cybersecurity functions.
The cybersecurity laboratories include the following:
- Performing reconnaissance and probing using common tools;
- Performing a vulnerability assessment;
- Enabling Windows Active Directory and user access controls;
- Using group policy objects and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer for change control;
- Performing packet capture and traffic analysis;
- Implementing a business continuity plan;
- Using encryption to enhance confidentiality and integrity;
- Performing a website and database attack by exploiting identified vulnerabilities;
- Eliminating threats with a layered security approach; and
- Implementing an information systems security policy.
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