PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

University Institute of Information Technology

CS-597 Cyber Security

Credit Hours: 3(3-0) Prerequisites: None
Teacher:

Course Description:
Basic security concepts, Information security terminology, Malware classifications,
Types of malware. Server side web applications attacks. Cross-site scripting, SQL
Injection, Cross-site request forgery, Planning and policy, Network protocols and service
models. Transport layer security, Network layer security, Wireless security, Cloud & IoT
security.
Course Objective:
To prepare the trainees to work as Information Security Professional in a wide variety of computer-
related industries and has a strong emphasis on Network related problems
Teaching Methodology:
Lectures, Assignments, Presentations, etc. Major component of the course should be
covered using conventional lectures.
Courses Assessment:
Exams, Assignments, Quizzes. Course will be assessed using a combination of written
examinations.
Reference Materials:
 Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals by Mark Ciampa, th Edition
 Corporate Computer Society by Randall J.Boyle, 3rd Edition

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

At the end of the course the students will be able to: Domain BT Level*
1. Knowledge of Information technology catering principles and
Capabilities with particular -emphasis on the technical support of
C 2
local area networks.

2. Knowledge of securing networks, systems, servers and operating

Systems with troubleshooting. C 2

3. Hands on experience in pentesting all network technologies regarding

with local area network and perform various tests to detect and
provide defense against vulnerabilities. C 3

4. Ability to detect attack vectors, identify attack type and provide C 4

continuity of operations and to recover data from damaged disks to
ensure data consistency.
* BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor domain, A= Affective
doma

Week/Lecture Theory
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Week 1 • Motivational Lecture

• Course Introduction
• Success stories
• Job market
• Course Applications
• Institute/work ethics
• Introduction to Cybersecurity
• Objectives
• Roles
• Differences between Information security and cybersecurity  What is
Cyberspace?
• What is Cyber security?
• Why is Cyber security Important?
• What is a Hacker?

Week 2 • Describe the elements of information security

• Explain information security threats and attack vectors
• Describe the hacking concepts, types, and phases
• Explain the ethical hacking concepts and scope
• Understand the information security controls (information defense-in-depth,
policies, procedures, awareness, physical management process, and risk
management.

Week 3  Describe the network scanning concepts

 Use various scanning tools
 Perform scanning to check for live systems and open ports

 Perform scanning by using various scanning techniques

 Scan beyond intrusion detection system (IDS) and firewall

  Perform banner grabbing

 Draw network diagrams using network discovery tools

 Perform scanning penetration testing

 Describe the enumeration concepts

 Explain different techniques for Netbios enumeration

 Explain different techniques for SNMP enumeration

 Explain different techniques for LDAP enumeration

 Explain different techniques for NTP enumeration

 Explain different techniques for SMTP and DNS enumeration

 Explain other enumerations such as IPsec, VolP, RPC, and Linux/Unix enum

 Apply enumeration countermeasures

 Perform enumeration penetration testing

Week 4  Describe vulnerability assessment

 Describe about vulnerability management life cycle (vulnerability assessment

 Understand different approaches of vulnerability assessment solutions

 Describe different characteristics of good vulnerability assessment solutions

 Explain different types of vulnerability assessment tools

 Choose an appropriate vulnerability assessment tools

 Understand vulnerability scoring systems

 Use various vulnerability assessment tools

Week 5  Describe the Hacking Methodology

 Explain different techniques to gain access to the system

 Apply privilege escalation techniques

 Explain different techniques to create and maintain remote access to the system

 Describe different types of rootkits

  Explain steganography and steganalysis techniques

 Apply different techniques to hide the evidence of compromise

 Perform system hacking penetration testing

Week 6  Describe the concepts of malware and malware propagation techniques

 Describe the concepts of Trojans, their types, and how they infect systems

 Explain the concepts of viruses, their types, and how they infect fi

 Explain the concept of computer worms

 Perform malware analysis

 Explain different techniques to detect malware

 Apply malware countermeasures

 Perform malware penetration testing

Week 7  Describe the sniffing concepts Explain different MAC attacks

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 Explain different DHCP attacks

 Describe the ARP poisoning

 Explain different MAC spoofing tracks

 Describe the DNS poisoning

 Use different sniffing tools

 Apply sniffing countermeasures

 Apply various techniques to detect sniffing

 Perform sniffing penetration testing

Week 8  Describe the social engineering concepts Perform social engineering using various
 techniques

 Describe insider threats

 Perform impersonation on social networking sites

 Describe identity theft

  Apply social engineering countermeasures

 Apply insider threats and identity theft countermeasures

 Perform social engineering penetration testing

MID TERM

Week 9  Describe the DoS/DD0S concepts

 Perform DoS/DDOS using various attack techniques

 Describe Botnets

 Describe DoS/DDOS case studies

 Explain different DoS/DDoS attack tools

 Apply best practices to mitigate DdoS/DD0S attacks

 Perform DoS/DDOS penetration testing

Week 10  Describe the session hijacking concaps
 Perform application level sesionhpcing

 Perform network lewl session hijacking

 Apply different session hijacking tools

 Apply session hijacking countermeasures

 Perform session hijacking penetration testing

Week 11  Describe IDS, firewall, and honeypot concepts

Use different IDs, firewall and honeypot solutions
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 Explain different techniques to bypass IDS

 Explain various techniques to bypass firewalls

 Use different IDS/firewall evading tools

 Explain different techniques to detect honeypots

  Apply IDS/firewall evasion countermeasures

 Perform IDS and firewall penetration testing

Week 12  Hacking web servers

 Describe the web server concepts
 Perform various web server attack

 Describe about web server attack methodology

 Use different web server attack tools

 Apply web server attack countermeasures

 Describe the patch management concepts

 Use different web server security tools

 Perform web server penetration testing

Week 13 ▪ Describe web application concepts

▪ Perform various web application attacks
▪ Describe about web application hacking methodology
▪ Use different web application hacking tools
▪ Apply web application attacks countermeasures
▪ Use different web application security testing tools
▪ Perform web application penetration testing
▪ Describe the SQL injection concepts
▪ Perform various types of SQL injection attacks
▪ Describe SQL injection methodology
▪ Use different SQL injection tools
▪ Explain different IDS evasion techniques
▪ Apply SQL injection countermeasures
▪ Use different SQL injection detection tools

Week 14 • Describe wireless concepts

• Explain different wireless encryption algorithms
• Describe wireless threats
• Describe wireless hacking methodology
• Use different wireless hacking tools
• Describe Bluetooth hacking techniques
• Apply wireless hacking countermeasures
• Use different wireless security tools
 • Perform wireless penetration testing
• Understand mobile platform attack vectors
• Understand various Android threats and attacks
• Understand various iOS threats and attacks
• Use various mobile spyware
• Describe Mobile Device Management
(MDM)
• Apply various mobile security countermeasures
• Use various mobile security tools
• Perform mobile penetration testing
• Describe cloud computing concepts
• Understand cloud computing threats
• Explain cloud computing attacks

Week 15 • Security Through Network Devices

o Standard Network Devices o Network Security Hardware

• Security Through Network Technologies

o Network Address Translation
(NAT) o Network Access Control (NAC)

• Security Through Network Design

Elements o Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) o Subnetting

o Virtual LANs (VLANs)

• Remote Access
• What Is Access Control?
o Access Control Terminology o Access Control Models o Best
Practices for Access Control
• Implementing Access Control
o Access Control Lists (ACLs) o Group Policies o Account

Restrictions

• Authentication Services o RADIUS o Kerberos

o Terminal Access Control Access

Control System (TACACS) o Terminal Access Control Access Control
System (TACACS)
• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Week 16 ● Guidelines to the Trainees for selection of students employable project
like final year project (FYP)
● Assign Independent project to each Trainee
● A project based on trainee’s aptitude and acquired skills.
● Designed by keeping in view the emerging trends in the local market as
well as across the globe.
● The project idea may be based on Entrepreneur.
● Leading to the successful employment.
● The duration of the project will be 6 weeks
● Ideas may be generated via different sites such as:
https://1000projects.org/ https://nevonprojects.com/
https://www.freestudentprojects.com/ https://technofizi.net/best-
computerscience-and-engineering-cse-projecttopics-ideas-for-students/
• Final viva/assessment will be conducted on project assignments.
• At the end of session the project will be presented in skills competition
• The skill competition will be conducted on zonal, regional and National
level.
• The project will be presented in front of Industrialists for
commercialization
• The best business idea will be placed in NAVTTC business incubation
center for commercialization.

FINAL TERM