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Cybersecurity Course Syllabus

The Cybersecurity Course Syllabus outlines an eight-week program covering fundamental concepts of cybersecurity, networking essentials, and operating systems for security. It includes topics such as malware, web application security, ethical hacking, and blue teaming, with practical labs and quizzes to reinforce learning. The course culminates in a final project and a Capture the Flag challenge.

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Cybersecurity Course Syllabus

The Cybersecurity Course Syllabus outlines an eight-week program covering fundamental concepts of cybersecurity, networking essentials, and operating systems for security. It includes topics such as malware, web application security, ethical hacking, and blue teaming, with practical labs and quizzes to reinforce learning. The course culminates in a final project and a Capture the Flag challenge.

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Cybersecurity Course Syllabus

Week 1: Cybersecurity Fundamentals


1. What is Cybersecurity? (CIA Triad, Risk, Threats, Attack Types)

2. Types of Hackers, Real-World Case Studies (WannaCry, Equifax)

3. Security Terminology (vulnerability, exploit, patch, etc.)

4. Cybersecurity Domains (Network, App, Cloud, etc.)

5. Cyber Ethics & Legal Issues

6. Quiz + Activity: Identify real threats & prevention methods

Week 2: Networking Essentials


1. OSI & TCP/IP Models

2. Common Protocols (HTTP, FTP, SSH, DNS, DHCP)

3. IP Addressing, Subnetting, MAC, Ports

4. Firewalls, NAT, VPN Basics

5. Wireshark Hands-on (analyze packet capture)

6. Quiz + Lab Review

Week 3: Linux & Windows for Cybersecurity


1. Linux Filesystem, Bash Commands

2. User Management, Permissions, sudo

3. Bash Scripting Basics

4. Windows File System, Registry, PowerShell

5. Security in Linux vs. Windows

6. OverTheWire Bandit Lab (optional bonus)

Week 4: Threats, Malware, and Social Engineering


1. Malware Types (Virus, Worms, Trojan, Ransomware, Rootkits)
2. Delivery Methods & Behavior (exploit kits, phishing, drive-by)

3. Social Engineering Attacks (pretexting, baiting, phishing)

4. Email Header & Link Analysis (lab)

5. Defense Techniques: AV, EDR, Isolation

6. Quiz + Create a phishing awareness campaign

Week 5: Web Application Security


1. Web architecture, OWASP Top 10 overview

2. Injection Attacks (SQLi, Command Injection)

3. XSS (Stored, Reflected, DOM) + CSRF

4. Authentication Vulnerabilities

5. Burp Suite Basics (intercept, repeat, modify requests)

6. Lab – DVWA or PortSwigger Web Security Academy

Week 6: Footprinting, Scanning & Vulnerability Assessment


1. Passive Recon (whois, Google hacking, Shodan)

2. Active Recon (ping sweeps, Nmap basics)

3. Nmap Deep Dive (scan types, service detection, scripting)

4. Vulnerability Scanners (Nessus/OpenVAS)

5. Interpreting Scan Reports

6. Quiz + Lab Assignment

Week 7: Ethical Hacking & Exploitation


1. Kali Linux Introduction, Tools Overview

2. Metasploit Framework (Basic Exploits)

3. Manual Exploits & Searchsploit

4. Privilege Escalation Basics

5. Capture the Flag (CTF) Practice Lab


6. Quiz + Lab Review

Week 8: Blue Teaming + Final Projects


1. Blue Team Roles & Tools (SIEM, SOC, Log Analysis)

2. Windows & Linux Logging, Event Viewer

3. Splunk Mini Lab or ELK Stack Intro

4. Incident Response Process

5. Final Project Work (examples below)

6. Presentation Day / Capture the Flag Challenge

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