SWD2110: Computer Security Fundamentals

• Introduction to Computer Security
• How Seriously Should You Take Threats to Network Security?
• Identifying Types of Threats
• Assessing the Likelihood of an Attack on Your Network
• Basic Security Terminology
• Concepts and Approaches
• How Do Legal Issues Impact Network Security?
• Online Security Resources
• Introduction - Networks and the Internet
• Network Basics
• How the Internet Works
• History of the Internet
• Basic Network Utilities
• Other Network Devices
• Advanced Network Communications Topics

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction - Denial of Service Attacks
• DoS Attacks
• Illustrating an Attack
• Common Tools Used for DoS Attacks
• DoS Weaknesses
• Specific DoS Attacks
• Real-World Examples of DoS Attacks
• How to Defend Against DoS Attacks
• Introduction - Malware
• Viruses
• Trojan Horses
• The Buffer-Overflow Attack
• Spyware
• Other Forms of Malware
• Detecting and Eliminating Viruses and Spyware
• Introduction - Techniques Used By Hackers
• Basic Terminology
• The Reconnaissance Phase
• Actual Attacks
• Malware Creation
• Penetration Testing
• The Dark Web

4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction
• Cryptography Basics
• History of Encryption
• Modern Cryptography Methods
• Public Key (Asymmetric) Encryption
• PGP
• Legitimate Versus Fraudulent Encryption Methods
• Digital Signatures
• Hashing
• MAC and HMAC
• Steganography
• Cryptanalysis
• Cryptography Used on the Internet
• Quantum Computing Cryptography

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction - Computer Security Technology
• Virus Scanners
• Firewalls
• Antispyware
• IDSs
• Digital Certificates
• SSL/TLS
• Virtual Private Networks
• Wi-Fi Security
• Introduction - Security Policies
• What Is a Policy?
• Defining User Policies
• Defining System Administration Policies
• Defining Access Control
• Development Policies
• Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures
• Disaster Recovery
• Important Laws

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Introduction to Forensics
• General Guidelines
• Finding Evidence on the PC
• Finding Evidence in System Logs
• Getting Back Deleted Files
• Operating System Utilities
• The Windows Registry
• Mobile Forensics: Cell Phone Concepts
• The Need for Forensic Certification
• Expert Witnesses
• Additional Types of Forensics
• Introduction - Cybersecurity Engineering
• Defining Cybersecurity Engineering
• SecML

3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →