Personal Cybersecurity
Syllabus
CAM121 Personal Cybersecurity
Course Overview
Course Description
This course is a broad overview of computer security topics including security threats, personal computer security, operating system security, web security, physical security, access control, intrusion detection, anti-virus & anti-spyware systems, cryptography, steganography, security models & practice, business continuity & disaster recovery, and risk management. A brief introduction to secure software development is included. The course will not include a significant coding component.
Note: Online students need access to a Windows personal computer (Windows 7 or later) which the student can install software on for the duration of the semester.
Credit Hours: 3hrs
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe risks, threats, and vulnerabilities related to cybersecurity.
- Explain risk management, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery planning.
- Describe the importance of standards and compliance to cybersecurity.
- Discuss the importance of privacy for cybersecurity.
- Employ common, everyday cybersecurity software.
Resources
- Ciampa, M. D. (2024). Security awareness: Applying practical cybersecurity in your world (6th ed.). Cengage. ISBN: 9780357883839 (embedded in course)
- Abelson, H., Ledeen, K., Lewis, H., & Seltzer, W. (2021). Blown to bits: Your life, liberty, and happiness after the digital explosion (2nd ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 9780134850016 Download Full Text
Course Outline
Module Zero: Getting Started
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Syllabus, Pacing Guide, Meet your Instructor |
Input |
1.5 hrs |
-- |
|
Course Materials |
Input |
1 hr |
-- |
|
Faculty Forum |
Discussion |
Varies |
-- |
|
Totals |
2.5 hrs |
0 |
|
Module One: Personal Cybersecurity
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Security Awareness Chapters 1 & 2 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Introductions |
Discussion |
3 hrs |
40 |
|
Precautions Against Data Loss |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
12 |
|
Totals |
14 hrs |
112 |
|
Module Two: Computer & Internet Security
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Security Awareness Chapters 3 & 4 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Life-long Learning in a Rapidly Developing Field |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Discussion: Cyberwarfare |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
12 |
Early Course Pulse Check | Survey | .5 hrs | -- |
|
Totals |
15.5 hrs |
132 |
|
Module Three: Mobile Security & Personal Privacy
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Security Awareness Chapters 5 & 6 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Ethics in a Post-modern World |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Legal and Ethical Data Destruction |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
13 |
|
Totals |
15 hrs |
133 |
|
Module Four: Personal Privacy Fallacy
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Blown to Bits Chapters 1 & 2 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Privacy in a Digital World |
Discussion |
4 hrs |
60 |
|
Computer and File Backups |
Lab Exercise |
4 hrs |
80 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
12 |
Mid Term Check Up | Survey | .5 hrs | -- |
|
Totals |
15.5 hrs |
152 |
|
Module Five: Who Has Your Data?
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Blown to Bits Chapters 3 & 4 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
File Recovery |
Lab Exercise |
4 hrs |
80 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
13 |
|
Totals |
11 hrs |
93 |
|
Module Six: Encryption & Intellectual Property Rights
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Blown to Bits Chapters 5 & 6 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Windows Update |
Lab Exercise |
4 hrs |
80 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
12 |
|
Totals |
11 hrs |
92 |
|
Module Seven: Censorship
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Blown to Bits Chapters 7 & 8 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Antivirus Lab |
Lab Exercise |
4 hrs |
80 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
14 |
|
Totals |
11 hrs |
94 |
|
Module Eight: The Future
|
Title |
Type |
Duration |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reading: Blown to Bits Chapter 9 |
Page |
5 hrs |
-- |
|
Storage Cleanup |
Lab Exercise |
4 hrs |
80 |
|
Final: Reflection Paper |
Paper/Discussion |
6 hrs |
100 |
|
Reading Quiz |
Quiz |
2 hrs |
12 |
End of Course Survey | Survey | .5 hrs | -- |
Totals |
17.5 hrs |
192 |
Grading
- Quizzes: 100 points
- Discussions: 400 points
- Labs: 400
- Final Paper/Reflection: 100 points
(1000 points total)