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CNIT 160: Cybersecurity Responsibilities
Fall 2019 Sam Bowne
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CNIT 160: Cybersecurity ResponsibilitiesFall 2019 Sam BowneSchedule · Lectures · Links · Poll · Home Page
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Catalog DescriptionExplores security technology, risks, countermeasures, and consequences, to help decision-makers protect those who rely on them. Includes hands-on activities such as packet analysis, exploiting vulnerable systems, and password cracking, and also research, presentations, and debates about current controversies, laws, and policies. Addresses topics such as surveillance, cyberwar, and computer crime. Student Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, a student will be able to: Textbook"CISM Certified Information Security Manager All-in-One Exam Guide 1st Edition" by Peter H. Gregory QuizzesThe quizzes are multiple-choice, online, and open-book. Study the textbook chapter and take the quiz before that class. Each quiz is due 30 min. before class. Each quiz has 5 questions, you have ten minutes to take it, and you can make two attempts. Presentations and PapersEach student must make two in-class Presentations and write two Papers. Topics must be submitted in advance. Presentations will be strictly limited to four minutes. Papers must be 500 - 1000 words, written in proper grammatical English, and free of plagiarism. Papers must be emailed as plaintext in the body of an email to CNIT.160@gmail.com Live StreamingTo join the livestream, use this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/4108472927 For class-related questions, please email CNIT.160@gmail.com |
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| Mon 8-19 | 1 Becoming a CISM & Cyberwar
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| Mon 8-26 | Quizzes: Ch 1 & 2a * | 2 Information Security Governance
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| Mon 9-2 | Holiday: No Class | ||||
| Fri 9-6 | Last Day to Add | ||||
| Mon 9-9 | Quiz: Ch 2b *
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2 Information Security Governance
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| Mon 9-16 | No Quiz
Topic 1 Due (5 pts) |
Ming Chow Senior Lecturer at Tufts University Department of Computer Science Twitter: @0xmchow "Security responsibilities and citizenship"
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| Mon 9-23 | No Quiz |
Chris Gastardi Twitter: @ChrisGastardi "Digital Forensics Careers in Federal Law Enforcement" Video not available |
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| Mon 9-30 | No Quiz |
Alex Muentz Leviathan Security Group "Risk Management and Regulation" Video of Alex not available Early Presentation 1 (+10)
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| Mon 10-7 | Presentation 1 (50 pts) | 3 Information Risk Management
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| Mon 10-14 | Quiz: Ch 3a & Ch 3b
Presentation 1 (50 pts) |
3 Information Risk Management
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| Mon 10-21 | No Quiz
Topic 2 due |
Marco Palacios Fortinet "So, you want to work for the government?" Late Presentation 1 (-10)
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| Mon 10-28 | Quiz: Ch 3c
Paper 1 due (50 pts) |
3 Information Risk Management
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| Mon 11-4 | Quiz: Ch 3d
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3 Information Risk Management
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| Mon 11-11 | Holiday: No Class | ||||
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| Mon 11-25 | No Quiz due
Presentation 2 (50 pts) |
4 Information Security Program Development and Management
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| Mon 12-2 | Quiz: Ch 4a & 4b
Late Presentation 2 (-10) |
4 Information Security Program Development and Management
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| Thu 12-13 - Thu 12-20 |
Final Exam available online throughout the week. You can only take it once. | ||||
| All quizzes due 30 min. before class * No late penalty until 9-16 | |||||
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Syllabus (PDF) Grading Policy (PDF) | ||||||
1 Becoming a CISM
2 Information Security Governance
3 Information Risk Management4 Information Security Program Development and Management
5 Information Security Incident ManagementSecurity Incident Response Overview
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