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Cybersecurity Principles & Practice (CS 411)
Page describes knowledge and practical skills needed to defend modern digital assets against cyber threats.
$50 one-time252 lessonsRuntime 28:10:49Self-pacedCertificate of completion
Outline
34 sections
- 01Course Intro & Syllabus
- 02Section 1: Course Overview & The CIA Triad
- 03Section 2: Assets, Vulnerabilities, and Threats
- 04Section 3: Fundamental Security Design Principles & Attack Trees
- 05Section 4: Symmetric Encryption & Data Confidentiality
- 06Section 5: Message Authentication & Secure Hash Functions
- 07Section 6: Asymmetric Cryptography & Digital Signatures
- 08Section 7: Digital User Authentication & Password Security
- 09Section 8: Token-Based and Biometric Authentication
- 10Section 9: Discretionary Access Control (DAC)
- 11Section 10: Role-Based & Attribute-Based Access Control
- 12Section 11: Database Security Threats & SQL Injection Mitigation
- 13Section 12: Database Encryption, Inference, and Data Center Security
- 14Section 13: Cloud Computing, Multi-Tenancy, and Virtualization Security
- 15Midterm Exam
- 16Section 14: Buffer Overflow Mechanics & Stack Smashing
- 17Section 15: Compiling & Runtime Mitigation of Buffer Overflows
- 18Section 16: Safe Input Handling, Input Validation & XSS Prevention
- 19Section 17: Secure Code Implementation & OS Interactivity
- 20Section 18: Linux & Windows OS Hardening and Maintenance
- 21Section 19: Taxonomy and Propagation of Malicious Software
- 22Section 20: Malware Payloads, Rootkits, and Anti-Virus Technology
- 23Section 21: Denial-of-Service Attacks & Flood Mitigation
- 24Section 22: Intrusion Detection Systems & Snort Practice
- 25Section 23: Firewall Technologies & Intrusion Prevention
- 26Section 24: Transport & Network Layer Security Protocols
- 27Section 25: Application Layer Security & Public Key Infrastructure
- 28Section 26: Wireless LAN & Mobile Device Security
- 29Section 27: IT Security Management & Formal Risk Assessment
- 30Section 28: Security Controls, Action Plans & Incident Response
- 31Section 29: Physical, Infrastructure, and Human Resources Security
- 32Section 30: Security Auditing, Logging, and SIEM Systems
- 33Section 31: Legal, Ethical, Intellectual Property & Privacy Issues
- 34Final Exam
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