CSCD 380 — Cybersecurity II: Systems and Operations

Intermediate cybersecurity topics including host hardening, secure system administration, security monitoring, intrusion detection, log analysis, incident response, and vulnerability management. Service-learning project required.

ABET student outcomes

Student outcomes defined by the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission. Outcome 7 applies to cybersecurity-designated programs.

• ABET 1 strong Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
• ABET 2 strong Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline.
• ABET 7 primary Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats. (Cybersecurity / Cyber Operations only.)

O*NET civilian tasks prepared

Tasks drawn from the O*NET records for the occupations that most directly correspond to the DCWF roles this course develops.

• SOC 15-1212.00: Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
• SOC 15-1212.00: Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
• SOC 15-1212.00: Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
• SOC 15-1212.00: Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
• SOC 15-1244.00: Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments.
• SOC 15-1244.00: Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
• SOC 15-1244.00: Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems.
• SOC 15-1244.00: Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
• SOC 15-1244.00: Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments are needed.
• SOC 15-1299.05: Develop response plans for potential network intrusions.
• SOC 15-1299.05: Perform risk assessments for information security.

NCAE CyberGames scoreboard errors this course addresses

The coursework covers topics that appear in these scoreboard patterns during NCAE regional and national events.

• NCAE-7aabdb11ec DNS EXT FWD / failure: Can't contact DNS Server on IP
• NCAE-79daa735d3 Postgres Access / failure: An error was encountered while trying to connect to the database
• NCAE-b364740c09 DNS EXT REV / failure: Can't contact DNS Server on IP
• NCAE-9b363f6139 DNS INT FWD / failure: Can't contact DNS Server on INT_IP
• NCAE-7f0bb3106d DNS INT REV / failure: Can't contact DNS Server on INT_IP
• NCAE-5c25d301a6 WWW SSL / failure: Failed to connect to host
• NCAE-53a9f9da43 WWW Port 80 / failure: Failed to connect to server, is port 80 open?
• NCAE-eeb5e4e8f3 SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 111] Connection refused
• NCAE-efd6404d3c SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 111] Connection refused
• NCAE-600767ba09 SMB Write / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 111] Connection refused
• NCAE-3de767b21e WWW Content / failure: Failed to connect to host
• NCAE-b68a8a7bdc WWW Content / timeout: Timeout
• NCAE-6773086ba2 WWW Content / failure: Website cannot be reached
• NCAE-ff23c10a65 WWW SSL / timeout: Timeout
• NCAE-ed9f4ee89c SMB Read / partial: SMB operation failed: Failed to get attributes for addict_with_a_pen.data on files: Unable to open remote file object
• NCAE-a35a20c717 DNS EXT REV / partial: Connected to IP:53, no useful content though...
• NCAE-72b4452011 WWW Content / failure: admin was unable to login
• NCAE-5e1da0ed9d SSH Login / failure: Failed to connect to host: IP
• NCAE-4b7774940b SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 113] Host is unreachable
• NCAE-b9e0ec08d1 SMB Write / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 113] Host is unreachable
• NCAE-1c78c96e24 SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno 113] Host is unreachable
• NCAE-c8514560b8 Router ICMP / failure: Request Timed Out to host IP after 1 seconds
• NCAE-14d2aca40b WWW SSL / failure: [SSL] record layer failure (_ssl.c:1010)
• NCAE-ea7df50c18 WWW Content / failure: [SSL] record layer failure (_ssl.c:1010)
• NCAE-93ded42199 SMB Read / partial: 22 files have incorrect content
• NCAE-cb9ddf3665 DNS INT REV / partial: Connected to INT_IP:53, no useful content though...
• NCAE-a159d521db DNS INT FWD / partial: Connected to INT_IP:53, no useful content though...
• NCAE-8bce253742 WWW SSL / failure: [SSL: SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE] ssl/tls alert handshake failure (_ssl.c:1010)
• NCAE-4312daca49 WWW Content / failure: Failed to detect correct content
• NCAE-989ad067ad WWW SSL / failure: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: certificate has expired (_ssl.c:1010)