| Dates | Topics |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Aug 27 | Introduction to the Course |
| Thursday, Aug 29 | No class. All assignments still due |
| Tuesday, Sep 3 | Threat modeling |
| Thursday, Sep 5 | Risk Assessment & Milestone 1 Risk Assessment Report – Q&A |
| Sunday, Sep 8 | Milestone 1 Risk Assessment Report Due |
| Tuesday, Sep 10 | Introduction to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) & Linux |
| Thursday, Sep 12 | Data Privacy |
| Tuesday, Sep 17 | Introduction to Cryptography |
| Thursday, Sep 19 | Introduction to Cryptography continued… |
| Tuesday, Sep 24 | Milestone 1 Report Feedback |
| Thursday, Sep 26 | Symmetric Cryptography & Hashing |
| Sunday, Sep 29 | Milestone 2 Final Risk Assessment Report Due |
| Tuesday, Oct 1 | Asymmetric Cryptography & Digital Signatures |
| Thursday, Oct 3 | Digital Certificates and Public Key Infrastructures |
| Tuesday, Oct 8 | Authentication & Passwords |
| Thursday, Oct 10 | Password Cracking |
| Tuesday, Oct 15 | Vulnerability Scanning |
| Thursday, Oct 17 | Vulnerability Exploitation |
| Sunday, Oct 20 | Deadline: Labs 1-7 & Discussion Briefs |
| Tuesday, Oct 22 | Milestone 3 Penetration Test Findings Report – Q&A |
| Thursday, Oct 24 | Human Element – Information Security in Organizations |
| Tuesday, Oct 29 | Physical Security |
| Thursday, Oct 31 | Malware Analysis |
| Sunday, Nov 3 | Milestone 3 Penetration Test Findings Report Due |
| Tuesday, Nov 5 | Network Security Monitoring |
| Thursday, Nov 7 | Incident Response & Recovery: Equifax & Maersk Case Studies |
| Tuesday, Nov 12 | Milestone 3 Report Feedback – In my office, schedule your time slot (NO FORMAL CLASS) |
| Thursday, Nov 14 | Milestone 3 Report Feedback – In my office, schedule your time slot (NO FORMAL CLASS) |
| Tuesday, Nov 19 |
Milestone 4 Q&A (Virtual Via Zoom) Join here |
| Thursday, Nov 21 | NO CLASS |
| Tue Nov 26 – Thu Nov 28 | No classes – Fall Break/Thanksgiving |
| Tuesday, Dec 3 | Final Class – Milestone 4 Penetration Testing Findings and Recommendations Report – Q&A, Course Review & Wrap-up |
| Thursday, Dec 5 | No Class |
| Sunday, Dec 8 | Milestone 4 Penetration Testing Findings and Recommendations Report Due |
| Sunday, Dec 8 | Deadline: Labs 8-9 & Discussion Briefs |