Cybersecurity

Course title

Cybersecurity

Code

F23L3W065

Study programme

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First cycle

Academic year / semester

5 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Компјутерски мрежи или Компјутерски мрежи и безбедност

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Course objectives (competences)

The purpose of this course is to cover the principles of security in computer systems and networks, whereby
the student will be introduced to various attack and defense techniques.

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Course content

Lectures:
1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of cyber security
3. Access control, vulnerabilities, attacks, cyber attack analysis
4. PKI Public Key Infrastructure
5. Virtual Private Networks
6. Intrusion analysis
7. Introduction to forensics
8. Telemetry and network infrastructure analysis
9. Telemetry and analysis of end devices
10. Security operations center
11. Analysis of data and events, classification of events
12. Threat Hunting

Exercises:
1. Virtualization and firewalls
2. Allow, SELinux
3. SELinux coloring book
4. SSH & PKI
5. Virtual private networks - VPN
6. AD, GPO, Patch and Configuration Management
7. GPO Demo
8. Threat Management
9. Metasploit
10. TCPDump and SSL interception
11. IDS & IPS
12. DNS Security & DNS Filtering

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Learning methods

Lectures using presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lectures, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and a seminar paper.

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Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of the available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

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Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures – theoretical teaching	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work	45 hours

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Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Individual assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Grading

17.1.	Tests	20 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activity and participation	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	50 points

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Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

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Requirements for signature and taking the final exam

None

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Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method of monitoring teaching quality

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

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Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Nadean H. Tanner \| Cybersecurity Blue Team Toolkit 1st Ed \| Wiley \| 2019 2. Allan Johnson \| CCNA Cybersecurity Operations Companion Guide 1st Ed \| Cisco Press \| 2018 3. Omar Santos \| CCNA Cyber Ops SECFND #210-250 Official Cert Guide \| Cisco Press \| 2018 4. Omar Santos \| Cisco CyberOps Associate CBROPS 200-201 Official Cert Guide \| Cisco Press \| 2021
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year