This course provides a series of up-to-date topical lectures and discussions on state-of-the-art cybersecurity that will orient the digital citizen for the future. The course prepares students to understand the most common cyber-threat types, hacking techniques and fundamental protection strategies, as well as software approaches for data and information systems. Assignments will involve analyzing threat and attack scenarios across multiple domains, along with tactics for protection. The course is purposefully designed to engage students in critical thinking for analysis and discussion of fundamental cybersecurity topics, rather than offering technical hands-on exercises.
Learning Objectives
- Diagnose personal security issues, and employ best practices of cyber self defense.
- Articulate and expound on personal and legal aspects of cyber hygiene.
- Outline and explain basic cyber-threat types and tools to safeguard one’s access in the cyberspace.
- Employ critical-thinking skills when making personal decisions with regards to information resources interacting with one another, or in the cloud.
- Debate ideas and apply cybersecurity knowledge for managing technology and risks.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Competency Areas
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