Cyber Threats

WeekDateDayTopic
1 MondayModule introduction Introduction
Foundations of cyber security
Application of cyber security concepts Slides Day 1
TuesdayFundamental building blocks and typical architectures of ICT infrastructure
Vulnerabilities Slides Day 2
WednesdayCommon vulnerabilities in networks and systems Slides Day 3
ThursdayVulnerabilities
Network-based attacks. Practical Slides Day 4
FridayImpact of vulnerabilities in an organisational context
Human dimension of cyber security
How an employee may enable a successful attack chain without realising it Slides Day 5
2 MondayIssue assignment 1 Slides Day 1
TuesdayFactors that may increase or decrease risks related to an organisation’s ‘cyber culture’ Slides Day 2
WednesdayLinks between physical, logical, personal and procedural security Slides Day 3
ThursdayWays to defend against cyber attack Slides Day 4
FridayAdversarial thinking in the context of system development, application development and analysis Slides Day 5
3 MondayPresentations
Assignment 1 due. Issue assignment 2
TuesdayHorizon scanning
Threat intelligence lifecycle
WednesdayThreat analyses
ThursdayAssignment work
FridayAssignment work

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