Course Schedule

Fall 2020

Weeks

Modules

Assessment

Aug 17-Aug 23

Module 1: Intro, CIA, Linux

 Introduction: Ice breaker in Padlet

Aug 24- Aug 30

  • Linux lab

  • Quiz 1

  • Reflective assignment

Aug 31-Sept 6

Module 2: Access control

  • Lab 2:Password cracking

  • Quiz 2

Sept 7- Sept 13

  • Lab 3: Access control

  • Quiz 3

Sept 14-Sept 20

Module 3: Cryptography

  • Lab 4: Decrypting classical cipher

Sept 21-Sept 27

  • Lab 6:Public key cryptography

  • Reflective assignment

Sept 28 - Oct 4

Module 4: Internet basics
  • Lab: Capturing network traffic
  • Lab: Network protocols

Oct 5 - Oct 11

Midterm

Oct 12 - Oct 18



Module 4: Internet basics (cont'd)

Module 5: Threats and measures, OS security

Course project starts

Oct 19 - Oct 25
  • Lab: threats: steganography

  • Lab: Netlab 10: Malware and application attacks

  • Quiz

  • Reflective assignment

Oct 26 - Nov 1

  • Reflective assignment

Nov 2 - Nov 8

Module 6: Human aspects of cybersecurity and digital forensics

  • Lab: Cybersecurity awareness

  • Quiz 6

Nov 9 - Nov 15
  • Lab: digital forensics

  • Reflective assignment

Nov 16 - Nov 22

Module 7: Risk management

  • Lab: Netlab 4: secure wireless network

  • Lab: Log analysis

Nov 23 - Nov 30

  • Reflective assignment

Dec 1 - Dec 5

Final project and presentation