Cyber Secuity I

1. Understand the principles of cyber security
2. Classify and analyze cybercrimes
3. Apply cyber threat management techniques
4. Conduct digital forensic investigations
5. Interpret cyber laws and regulations
6. Apply ethical principles in cyberspace

13 weeks, about 72 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Cyber Security Fundamentals

   • Unit 1: Cyber Security Fundamentals, Benefits, Cyber space and Cyber-Law · 4 hours

     Read the unit introduction and learning outcomes.. Study the definitions of cyber security, cyberspace, and cyber law.. Examine the benefits of cyber security and the different security domains.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

   • Unit 2: Cyber Crimes Classification and Types of Cyber Crimes · 3 hours

     Study the classifications of cyber crimes and the types of cyber crimes.. Understand the differences between insider and external attacks.. Analyze the characteristics of structured and unstructured attacks.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

2. Week 2Module 1: Cyber Security Fundamentals

   • Unit 3: Scope of Cybercrimes · 5 hours

     Explore the nature and scope of cyber crime.. Examine the categories of cybercrimes against persons, property, and government.. Understand the motivations of cyber criminals.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

3. Week 3Module 2: Cyber Threat Management

   • Unit 1: Firewalls · 5 hours

     Understand the concept of firewalls and their characteristics.. Examine the limitations of firewalls.. Study the different types of firewalls: packet filtering, stateful inspection, application-level gateway, and circuit-level gateway.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

4. Week 4Module 2: Cyber Threat Management

   • Unit 2: Virtual Private Networks (VPN) · 5 hours

     Learn about Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and their uses.. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of VPNs.. Study the different types of VPNs: remote access, intranet, and extranet.. Examine VPN technologies and protocols.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

5. Week 5Module 2: Cyber Threat Management

   • Unit 3: Security Control Management · 5 hours

     Understand the concept of access control and its importance.. Study the different types of access control: physical and logical.. Examine access control lists, groups, and roles.. Learn about the AAA framework: authentication, authorization, and accounting.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

6. Week 6Module 2: Cyber Threat Management

   • Unit 4: Hardware and Software Prevention · 5 hours

     Understand hardware protection mechanisms: CPU, memory, and I/O protection.. Study software and OS security: authentication, one-time passwords, program threats, and system threats.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

7. Week 7Module 3: Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation

   • Unit 1: Computer Forensics · 5 hours

     Understand the concept of computer forensics and its history.. Appreciate the characteristics of digital forensics and the digital forensics procedure.. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of computer forensics.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

8. Week 8Module 3: Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation

   • Unit 2: Network, Disk, Malware and Database Forensics · 5 hours

     Explain the concept of Disk Forensics and the process involved.. Understand Network Forensics procedure and methods.. Appreciate Network Forensics examinations.. Explain Malware Forensics.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

9. Week 9Module 3: Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation

   • Unit 3: Email, Memory and Mobile Forensics · 5 hours

     Understand the concept of Email Forensics and Memory Forensics.. Understand the concept of Mobile Phone Forensics.. Explain the digital Forensic Examination Process.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

10. Week 10Module 3: Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation

    • Unit 4: Malware & Malware Analysis · 5 hours

      Understand the term Malware Analysis.. Familiarize yourself with the types of malwares and malware analysis techniques.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

11. Week 11Module 4: Introduction to Cyber Law and Ethics

    • Unit 1: Concept of Cyber Law · 5 hours

      Justify cyber crimes as sanctioned in cyber laws.. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of cyber law.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

12. Week 12Module 4: Introduction to Cyber Law and Ethics

    • Unit 2: The INDIA cyber-Acts · 5 hours

      Understand laws binding cyberspace.. Know your rights in data and privacy protection.. Learn from existing scenarios of cybercrimes in Nigeria.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

13. Week 13Module 4: Introduction to Cyber Law and Ethics

    • Unit 3: The International Laws · 5 hours

      Have a better understanding of international laws and treaties.. Explain international cyber-attacks previously occurred.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..

    • Unit 4: Cyber Ethics · 5 hours

      Understand the use of ethical theories in ethical arguments.. Articulate the ethical tradeoffs in a technical decision.. Appreciate the role of professional codes of ethics.. Complete the self-assessment exercise..