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TECH2400 Week 06 Workshop

The document outlines the curriculum for a Cyber Security workshop at Kaplan Business School, detailing subject learning outcomes and a weekly schedule covering various topics such as risk management, network security, and incident response. It includes hands-on activities for firewall configuration and VPN setup, emphasizing practical skills in cyber security. The workshop aims to clarify concepts from previous weeks and prepare students for assessments.

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TECH2400 Week 06 Workshop

The document outlines the curriculum for a Cyber Security workshop at Kaplan Business School, detailing subject learning outcomes and a weekly schedule covering various topics such as risk management, network security, and incident response. It includes hands-on activities for firewall configuration and VPN setup, emphasizing practical skills in cyber security. The workshop aims to clarify concepts from previous weeks and prepare students for assessments.

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TECH2400

Cyber Security

Workshop 6
Study Success Week
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Subject Learning Outcomes
Explain the terminology associated with cyber
LO1: security.

Explain the vulnerabilities and threats pertaining to


LO2: the IT infrastructure of organisations.

Analyse risk mitigation strategies that address


LO3: cyber security vulnerabilities and threats.

Describe privacy, legal, ethical and security issues


LO4: and solutions related to the IT infrastructure and
use of technologies in organisations.
Weekly Schedule
Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction and Cyber Security Foundations

Week 2 Cyber Threat Landscape

Week 3 Risk Management in Cyber Security

Week 4 Cryptography Basics and Network Fundamentals Review

Week 5 Network Security Fundamentals

Week 6 Study Success Week

Week 7 Access Control and Authentication

Week 8 Ethics and Legal Aspects of Cyber Security

Week 9 Incident Response and Management (Part 1)

Week 10 Incident Response and Management (Part 2)

Week 11 Introduction to Secure Software Development

Week 12 In-Class Assessment


Weekly Schedule
Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction and Cyber Security Foundations

Week 2 Cyber Threat Landscape

Week 3 Risk Management in Cyber Security

Week 4 Cryptography Basics and Network Fundamentals Review

Week 5 Network Security Fundamentals

Week 6 Study Success Week

Week 7 Access Control and Authentication

Week 8 Ethics and Legal Aspects of Cyber Security

Week 9 Incident Response and Management (Part 1)

Week 10 Incident Response and Management (Part 2)

Week 11 Introduction to Secure Software Development

Week 12 In-Class Assessment


What to expect from this workshop
- Opportunity to clarify concepts from Weeks 1-5
- More hands-on firewall configuration activities to
prepare for Assessment 2
Weeks 1-2 Recap
Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction and Cyber Security Foundations
- What is cyber security
- Careers in cyber security
- CIA Triad
- Common protocols
- Nmap & Wireshark
Week 2 Cyber Threat Landscape
- Cyber threats
- Payloads, Vectors, and Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)
- Common cyber attacks and IOCs on Wireshark
Weeks 3-4 Recap
Week Topic
Week 3 Risk Management in Cyber Security
- Basics of risk management
- Assessing cyber maturity
- Key risk management frameworks
- Conducting a risk assessment
- Risk in the Australian Context
Week 4 Cryptography Basics and Network Fundamentals Review
- What is Cryptography?
- Cryptography types
- OpenSSL cryptography activities
- Review of IP addresses, defaul gateways, subnets, routing, and
packet structures
Week 5 Recap
Week Topic
Week 5 Network Security Fundamentals
- Firewall Rules & Policies
- Attacks & Threats
- VPN Basics
- Logs & Monitoring
- Hands-on with pfSense
o Limit traffic to https
o Restrict SSH access
o Block specific websites
o Content filtering with pfBlockerNG
Week 6
Continue to explore network security and firewall
configuration via pfSense.

Today's activities: Complete in groups of 3-4 students

1) Set up VLAN
o Segment network by groups for access control

2) Set up VPN
o Allow remote users to securely access internal
resources
Activity 1: Linux Mint Installation
Instructions:
1) Go to IT Hub on myKBS
2) Open the Linux Mint installation guide
3) Follow the steps to correctly install and configure Linux
Mint on your laptops.
Activity 2: VLAN Configuration
A company wants to separate employee and guest Wi-Fi for
security and performance reasons. Employees should have
access to internal company resources, while guests should
only have internet access.

Instructions:
1) Identify what you need to configure in pfSense to
separate Employee and Guest networks
2) Use generative AI to guide your setup (Hint: ask about
VLANs in pfSense and best practices for access control)
3) Set up VLANs for Employee and Guest Wi-Fi
Activity 3: VPN Configuration
A company hires contractors who need secure remote
access to internal resources. Instead of exposing these
resources to the internet, the company wants to set up a VPN
so contractors can connect securely.

Instructions:
1) Identify what you need to configure in pfSense to allow
secure VPN access for contractors
2) Use generative AI to find out how to set up a VPN in
pfSense and best practices for securing remote access.
3) Set up VPN for contractor access
Next Week

Week 7: Access Control and Authentication

- Access control models


- Access control principles
- Authentication mechanisms
- Implementing MFA

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