CYS 3030 - SECURITY OPERATIONS

credits: 3.0
This course explores the critical role of governance in mitigating cybercrime and ensuring the integrity of digital environments. You will learn how governments detect and stop cybercrimes, and become familiar with the laws and policies in place to deter cybercriminals. Develop and implement robust security policies procedures that align with legal and ethical standards and help create a resilient, compliant digital ecosystem. Objectives: A) Simulate cybersecurity breaches, accurately identifying attack vectors and impacted systems to understand real-world threat scenarios; B) Execute comprehensive incident response plans, including containment, eradication, and recovery steps, in response to simulated cybersecurity breaches; C) Conduct thorough post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and implement improvements to incident response plans and security measures; D) Utilize forensic tools to systematically collect digital evidence from various sources; E) Analyze digital evidence to uncover the sequence of events and methods used in cybercrimes; F) Prepare detailed forensic reports that document evidence, investigative methods, and findings in a clear and concise manner. Method of Instruction: On-line. Method of Evaluation: Onboarding Assignments 50 5%; Weekly Assignments 120 (12 x 10) 12%; Participation 150 (10 x 15) 15%; Quizzes 120 (6 x 20) 12%; Labs 250 (5 x 50) 25%; Final Project (Part 1: Proposal, Part 2: Draft, Part 3: Final, Presentation) 310 (50, 70, 110, 80) 31%.

Prerequisite(s): CYS 1010 INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY and CYS 3010 NETWORK AND SYSTEM SECURITY.