Title: 1.3 Cyber Defense
Course: Center of Academic Excellence (2 Year)

The intent of this Knowledge Unit is to provide students with a basic awareness of the options available to mitigate threats within a system.

1.3.1 Topic(s):

Network mapping (enumeration and identification of network components)

Network security techniques and components

Access controls, flow control, cryptography, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, etc

Applications of Cryptography

Malicious activity detection / forms of attack

Appropriate Countermeasures

Trust relationships

Defense in Depth

Layering of security mechanisms to achieve desired security

Patching

OS and Application Updates

Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability Windows (0-day to patch availability)

1.3.2 Outcome(s): Students will be able to:
____ Describe potential system attacks and the actors that might perform them
____ Describe cyber defense tools, methods and components
____ Apply cyber defense methods to prepare a system to repel attacks
____ Describe appropriate measures to be taken should a system compromise occur.