Real-Time Cyber Threat Detection and Mitigation

Real-Time Cyber Threat Detection and Mitigation

This course is part of Introduction to Cyber Security Specialization

Instructor: Dr. Edward G. Amoroso

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

659 reviews

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

95%

Most learners liked this course

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course introduces real-time cyber security techniques and methods in the context of the TCP/IP protocol suites. Explanation of some basic TCP/IP security hacks is used to introduce the need for network security solutions such as stateless and stateful firewalls. Learners will be introduced to the techniques used to design and configure firewall solutions such as packet filters and proxies to protect enterprise assets.

This module introduces the basics of TCP/IP for security, including firewall design and use.

What's included

13 videos5 readings1 assignment

13 videos Total 71 minutes

Introduction: What You Will Learn from This Course on Cyber Security 2 minutes
Assignments and Reading 2 minutes
Security Through Obscurity 5 minutes
TCP/IP Evolution and Security 6 minutes
TCP/IP Overview 8 minutes
IP Spoofing 6 minutes
TCP Sequence Number Attack 6 minutes
Packet Flooding 5 minutes
Packet Sniffing 6 minutes
SYN Packets for Access Control 5 minutes
Definition of a Firewall 6 minutes
Firewall: Stateful versus Stateless 5 minutes
Interview: John Viega 9 minutes

5 readings Total 181 minutes

Required: “Network Firewalls,” Steve Bellovin and Bill Cheswick 30 minutes
Required: “Introduction to TCP/IP Network Attacks,” Guang Yang 45 minutes
Video: “Hacking DNS,” Eli the Computer Guy 46 minutes
Suggested: Introduction to Cyber Security, Edward Amoroso and Matthew Amoroso, (Ch. 17 - 18) 30 minutes
Suggested: TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1 (2nd Edition), Kevin Fall and W. Richard Stevens, (Ch. 17 – 18) 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz 30 minutes

This module introduces packet filters, firewall rule sets, proxies, and additional network security methods.

What's included

12 videos4 readings1 assignment

12 videos Total 65 minutes

Assignments and Reading 3 minutes
Packet Filtering 7 minutes
Sample Packet Filtering and Reference Architecture 6 minutes
Default Firewall Block 5 minutes
Firewall Rules to Allow Outbound Web Browsing 5 minutes
Firewall Rules to Allow Telnet and Other TCP Services 3 minutes
Establishing Corporate Policy Rules 4 minutes
FTP Protocol 6 minutes
Firewall Rules for FTP 4 minutes
Application Proxy Filtering 6 minutes
Forward and Reverse Proxies 5 minutes
Interview: Roger Piqueras Jover 11 minutes

4 readings Total 81 minutes

Required: “Anomaly-based Network Intrusion Detection: Techniques, Systems, and Challenges.” 20 minutes
Required: “Intrusion Detection via Static Analysis,” Wagner and Dean 25 minutes
Video: “How Does Intrusion Prevention Systems Work,” 2013 - SourceFire 6 minutes
Suggested: Introduction to Cyber Security, Edward Amoroso and Matthew Amoroso, (Chapters 19 - 20) 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz 30 minutes

This module introduces the foundations firewall architectures, intrusion detection, and SOC design.

What's included

11 videos4 readings1 assignment

11 videos Total 68 minutes

Assignments and Readings 3 minutes
Firewall Architectures (Part 1) 6 minutes
Firewall Architectures (Part 2) 6 minutes
Management by Exception 6 minutes
System Auditing 7 minutes
Basics of Intrusion Detection 8 minutes
Signature Versus Behavioral Detection 6 minutes
IDS Versus IPS 7 minutes
Design of SIEM 5 minutes
Design of a SOC 6 minutes
Interview: Dino Dai Zovi 10 minutes

4 readings Total 112 minutes

Required: “An Evening with Berferd,” Bill Cheswick 20 minutes
Required: “IDES Model,” Dorothy Denning 30 minutes
Video: “DEFCAMP 2015 – Building a Security Operations Center,” 32 minutes
Suggested: Introduction to Cyber Security, Edward Amoroso and Matthew Amoroso, (Ch. 21 - 22) 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz 30 minutes

This module introduces the limitations of perimeters, and the challenges in the enterprise of dealing with threats such as DDOS and APT.

What's included

12 videos5 readings2 assignments

12 videos Total 70 minutes

Assignments and Reading 2 minutes
Practical Limitations of Perimeter 7 minutes
APT Schema Through Perimeter Holes 7 minutes
Third Party Security 6 minutes
Target APT Attack 5 minutes
Large Government Agency Attack 5 minutes
Layer 3 DDOS Protection 6 minutes
Layer 7 Application Level DDOS Risk 4 minutes
Large Financial Website DDOS Attacks 4 minutes
Network Security Industry Overview 3 minutes
Interview: Ray Cheng - Pt. 1 14 minutes
Interview: Ray Cheng - Pt. 2 6 minutes

5 readings Total 120 minutes

Required: “Evolution of the Zero Trust Model for Cybersecurity,” Ed Amoroso, IEEE 25 minutes
Required: “A Study of Advanced Persistent Threats,” Chen, Desmet, and Huygens 30 minutes
“Implementing Zero Trust,” Ed Amoroso, 2018 30 minutes
Suggested: Introduction to Cyber Security, Edward Amoroso and Matthew Amoroso, (Ch. 23 - 24) 30 minutes
Quiz Directions 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Module 4 Quiz 30 minutes
Select the Best Migration Choice: 30 minutes

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Reviewed on Aug 26, 2022

Very good course explaining Cyber threats and mitigation atcivities. Especially the additional reading material on APT was very detailed and comprehensive.

Reviewed on Nov 10, 2018

Good course, very solid foundation of basics in the topic. Having said that, even discussion forums are pretty much abandoned, with a few lonely posters and almost no activity there.

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2022

Great teaching with real life examples .... also APT was explained in a very good fashion

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