| Dates | Topics |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Jan 16 | Introduction to the Course |
| Thursday, Jan 18 | Threat modeling |
| Tuesday, Jan 23 | Risk Assessment |
| Thursday, Jan 25 | Milestone 1 Risk Assessment Report – Q&A |
| Sunday, Jan 28 | Milestone 1 Risk Assessment Report Due |
| Tuesday, Jan 30 | Introduction to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) & Linux |
| Thursday, Feb 1 | Data Privacy |
| Tuesday, Feb 6 | Introduction to Cryptography |
| Thursday, Feb 8 | Milestone 1 Report Feedback |
| Tuesday, Feb 13 | Introduction to Cryptography …continued |
| Thursday, Feb 15 | Symmetric Cryptography & Hashing |
| Sunday, Feb 18 | Milestone 2 Final Risk Assessment Report Due |
| Tuesday, Feb 20 | Asymmetric Cryptography & Digital Signatures |
| Thursday, Feb 22 | Digital Certificates and Public Key Infrastructures |
| Thursday, Feb 27 | Authentication & Passwords |
| Tuesday, Feb 29 | Password Cracking |
| Mar 5 & & | Spring Break – No Class |
| Tuesday, Mar 12 | Vulnerability Scanning |
| Thursday, Mar 14 | Vulnerability Exploitation |
| Sunday, Mar 17 | Deadline: Labs 1-7 & Discussion Briefs |
| Tuesday, Mar 19 | Milestone 3 Penetration Test Findings Report – Q&A |
| Thursday, Mar 21 | Milestone 3 Penetration Test Findings Report – Q&A |
| Sunday Mar 24 | Milestone 3 Penetration Test Findings Report Due |
| Tuesday, Mar 26 | Human Element – Information Security in Organizations |
| Thursday, Mar 28 | Physical Security |
| Tuesday, Apr 2 | Malware Analysis |
| Thursday, Apr 4 | Network Security Monitoring |
| Tuesday, Apr 9 | Incident Response & Recovery: Equifax Case Study |
| Thursday, Apr 11 | Incident Response & Recovery: Maersk Case Study |
| Tuesday Apr 16 | Milestone 3 Report Feedback |
| Thursday, Apr 18 | Milestone 3 Report Feedback |
| Tuesday, Apr 23 | Milestone 4 Penetration Testing Findings and Recommendations Report – Q&A |
| Thursday, Apr 25 | Course Review & Wrap-up |
| Sunday, Apr 28 | Milestone 4 Penetration Testing Findings and Recommendations Report Due |
| Sunday, Apr 28 | Deadline: Labs 8-9 & Discussion Briefs |