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This course provides learners with a baseline understanding of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. An overview of how basic cyber attacks are constructed and applied to real systems is also included. Examples include simple Unix kernel hacks, Internet worms, and Trojan horses in software utilities. Network attacks such as distributed denial of service (DDOS) and botnet- attacks are also described and illustrated using real examples from the past couple of decades. Familiar analytic models are outlined such as the confidentiality/integrity/availability (CIA) security threat framework, and examples are used to illustrate how these different types of threats can degrade real assets. The course also includes an introduction to basic cyber security risk analysis, with an overview of how threat-asset matrices can be used to prioritize risk decisions. Threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks are examined and mapped in the context of system security engineering methodologies....

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HI

Mar 3, 2020

I'm so glad I could complete this course as I look forward to continuing other courses on Cyber attacks. Its been helpful as it gave me the background knowledge as to what is needed in Cyber Security.

PH

Jun 27, 2020

Ed is a very engaging instructor and tries to make the content applicable and understandable. I would recommend this course for anyone who is looking for an introduction to the world of cybersecurity!

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By Aubrey H

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Apr 22, 2023

I enjoyed learning about cyber threats, attacks, and methods of security presented in this course. It was eye-opening in the sense of how cyber attacks or not only very common but that due to the ongoing growth in "Internet of Things" devices anything can be hacked.

Also, it really made me re-think cybersecurity as a profession especially because the initial interest was due to ethical hacking or penetration testing. I never put much thought to security analysts or the defense of cybersecurity until this course. It was a great step towards a mindset shift in how we protect our assets in cybersecurity not necessarily through attacking the assets but through a broad, multi-layered defense strategy.

However, there were some links that went to research articles and videos that were either no longer available or not available unless through purchase. While it was easy to find most of the videos and articles through other means, one particular article "A man-in-the-middle attack on UMTS" I was unable to find unless I purchased the article or signed up for a subscription and due to having multiple questions on this in the weekly quiz it was difficult to get through.

By Yashmina R

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Apr 8, 2021

This was a very interesting course! As a beginner in the Cyber Security world, it provides a set of very useful information and is a great way to start for anyone new in this subject. I feel much more comfortable regarding certain topics. Professor Ed was a wonderful teacher, I really appreciated his enthusiasm and his pedagogical way of bringing up sometimes quite complex subjects. However, it sometimes felt like you are not having all of it : cyberattacks and cybersecurity is a very large and complex world and with this course, it feels like you are moving at a very slow pace and only getting a little bite of it. You'd wish to know more! But I guess that's why it is called 'Introduction to Cyber Attacks'. Also, the papers that you had to read were sometimes really technical and therefore quite hard to understand. But overall, I had a really fun time and enjoyed this course !