Course Overview
An introduction to the fundamentals of cybersecurity, including the notion of policy as the definition of “security” for a system and the concepts of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk. We will survey common attacks and mitigations, and the shortcomings of common, contemporary cybersecurity models. Students will practice aspects of networking, operating systems, and security test tools through computer virtualization and hands-on labs and will assemble a penetration testing Cybersecurity Sandbox with multiple virtual machines that they will use in subsequent courses and will demonstrate the use of a set of security test tools.
Prerequisites: CYBR 505 (can be waived by MS-CSE Program Director based on student’s academic and professional background)