INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY

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This course offers a broad introduction to important topics in Cybersecurity. It is centered on how modern information systems can be attacked and protected in practice. The main topics include network attacks and defense, host attacks and defense, basic cryptography, authentication and access management, intrusion detection, forensics, security policies and risk management, assessment and penetration testing, and cybercrime and cyberwar. This course lays the foundation for further study in Cybersecurity. (NSW, NSW-Q)