By the end of the course, you will be able to ...
- Confidently talk about different types of vulnerabilities within the security space
- Defend against vulnerabilities and attacks
- Apply web security best practices to your projects
- Understand and utilize adversarial security techniques
- Use practical techniques for securing applications and web servers
| Date | Security Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 8/27 | Social Engineering | Lesson 1: How to Hack a Human |
| 8/29 | Culture | Lesson 2: Historic Hacks / Ethical Hacking |
| 9/3 | Web | Lesson 3: Server-Side Vulnerabilities |
| 9/5 | Web | Lesson 4: Securing Data: Sanitization & Validation |
| 9/10 | Web | Lesson 5: Client-Side Vulnerabilities |
| 9/12 | Operational | Lesson 6: You've Been Hacked. What Do? |
| 9/17 | Web | Lesson 7: Intro to Information Hiding |
| 9/19 | Web | Lesson 8: Large Scale Attacks, Real World Defenses |
| 9/24 | Network | Lab Day / Choose Your Own Adventure |
| 9/26 | Operational | Lesson 10: Defense In Depth |
| 10/1 | Computer | Lesson 11: Securing Your Application Server |
| 10/3 | Web | Lesson 12: Payload Generation & Delivery IRL |
| 10/8 | Culture / Web | Project Lab Day / Rubric Review Day |
| 10/10 | Last Class | Final Presentations |
- Complete ANY 20 mini-tutorials on Hacksplaining
- Challenge: Finish both green sections for homework
- Step 1: Complete the Exercise
- Step 2: Read the Prevention documentation
- Step 3: Submit a screenshot of the completed activity using this form
- Stretch Challenge: Complete all 25 tutorials
- Prize: Earn a unique 3d printed hacker badge for completing all tutorials!
- Quizzes are distributed and completed at the start of class
To pass this course you must meet the following requirements:
- Complete all required assignments and tutorials
- Pass all projects according to the associated project rubric
- Complete and pass all in-class quizzes
- Actively participate in class and abide by the attendance policy
- Make up all classwork from all absences
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