EE4215Cybersecurity Technology

What you will study

Course overview

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles of cybersecurity and computer security technologies, including the principles of ethical hacking, cryptography, and blockchain technologies.

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Course content

Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cryptography Computer security concepts, the CIA triad, model for network security, threats, vulnerabilities and attacks, perfect secrecy, computational security, and pseudo-randomness. Cryptographic Techniques Symmetrical cipher: block cipher, DES, AES, confidentiality modes; Asymmetrical cipher: public key infrastructure, RSA, Diffie-Hellman key exchange; hash functions, message integrity and digital signature; Selected advanced topics (e.g., elliptic curve cryptography, post-quantum cryptography). Cybersecurity - Defensive Approach Red Team vs Blue Team, Endpoint Security; Router & Switch Security; Network Security Devices: Firewalls, IDS, VPNs. Cybersecurity - Offensive Approach Security Assessment and Penetration Testing; Hacking Techniques; Web Hacking; Information Gathering; Vulnerability Assessment; Target Exploitation; Privilege Escalation; Maintaining Access.

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Intended learning outcomes

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CILOs                                                 Weighting (if DEC-A1           DEC-A2           DEC-A3
                                                                     app.)
1              Describe the basic concepts and current                                x
               technologies of cybersecurity.
2              Apply cryptographic techniques to defend                               x              x
               against attacks.
3              Describe the defensive techniques and                                  x              x
               architectures in defending against cyber attacks.
4              Apply penetration testing techniques to assess                         x              x
               network security.

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Before you take this course

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Prerequisites

EE3315 Internet Technology

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Precursors

EE2302 Foundations of Information Engineering and (EE3331 Probability Models in Information Engineering or EE3001 Foundations of Data Engineering)

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Corequisites

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Additional course requirements

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Equivalent courses and conditions

Nil

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Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil

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Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous Assessment (%): 65; Examination (%): 35; Examination Duration (Hours): 2

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ATs                 CILO No.              Weighting (%)             Remarks ("-" for     Allow Use of
                                                                                          nil entry)           GenAI?
1                     Tests/Quizzes (at   1, 2, 3, 4            30                        -                    No
                      least 2)
2                     Mini-project        1, 2, 3, 4            15                        -                    Yes
3                     #Assignments (at    1, 2, 3, 4            20                        -                    Yes
                      least 3)

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Passing requirements

Minimum Examination Passing Requirement (%): 30 Additional Information for ATs: Remarks: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. Also, 75% laboratory attendance rate must be obtained. # may include homework, classwork, or presentation

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