Foundations: An Introduction

What is Cyber?

What is Security?

Demystifying the Cybersecurity Problem

The Threat Landscape

Threat Landscape Challenge

Examples of Cyber Incidence

Practical Questions

Optional Reading: Harry C & Gallagher N “ Classifying Cyber Events: A Proposed Taxonomy”

National Research Council “At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy” Ch. 1

Avast 2020 Threat Landscape Report

James R. Clapper Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community (Feb. 2015) – pp. 1-4

Week 1 Quiz

Academic Inspiration and a World Changing Idea

Government Support and Prototyping

Private Sector Support and Moving the Internet Out of the Lab

Privatizing and Scaling the Internet

Building the World Wide Web

The Internet as a Global Commons

Leiner Cerf et. al. A Brief History of the Internet – pp. 1-9

Week 2 Quiz

How Data Moves: Encapsulation

How Data Moves: Application Layer

How Data Moves: Network Layer

How Data Moves: Physical Layer

What is Governance?

Governing the Internet

Vangie Beal “The 7 layers of the OSI Model” Webopedia

Joseph S. Nye Jr. “The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities” Global Commission on Internet Governance“ 2014

Assante & Bochman “IoT Automation Autonomy and Megacities in 2025: A Dark Preview” Center for Strategic & International Studies April 2017

Fischer “The Internet of Things: Frequently Asked Questions” Congressional Research Service Oct 2015

Week 3 Quiz

Threat Actors: Who Are the Hackers?

Threat Actors: Hobbyists

Threat Actors: Criminal Organizations

Cyber Crime Case Study: The San Francisco Muni Attack

Threat Actors: Hacktivists

Threat Actors: Advanced Persistent Threats

Cybersecurity Threats Impacting the Nation

Fire Eye “APT28 Cybergroup Activity”

Lillian Ablon Martin C. Libicki Andrea A. Golay Markets for cybercrime tools and stolen data RAND Corporation

Week 4 Quiz

Hacking As a Process

Reconnaissance

Weaponization

Delivery

Exploitation and Installation

Command and Control

Effects

Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill chain

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Boebert W. Earl “A Survey of Challenges in Attribution” in National Research Council Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring Cyberattacks 2010 pp. 41-52.

Week 5 Quiz

Framing Effects

Primary Effects

Secondary Effects

Second Level Effects

A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity

Harry C & Gallagher N “ Classifying Cyber Events: A Proposed Taxonomy” CISSM

Week 6 Quiz

Course Final Project