CS 6967: Security Operations

Pre-class and In-class Practices

Weeks Description
Week 1 Pre-class Practice 1: prepare a physical machine running Linux OS and install VirtualBox on it.
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Week 2 Pre-class Practice 2: creating a virtual network with a single web server, simulate a DoS attack against the web server, and configures the firewall to block a machine from accessing the web server
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In-class Practice 1: attendance taken; no actual practice

Week 3 Pre-class Practice 3: set up our simulating networks, which includes a LAN and a WAN connected by a OpenWRT router
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Week 4 In-class Practice 2: Detecting SQLMAP Scanning with SNORT
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Week 5 In-class Practice 3: Set Up a VPN Server
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Week 6 In-class Practice 4: Set Up a Jump Server in the Local Networks
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Week 7 In-class Practice 5: Set Up a Backup Server for the web server
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Week 8 Fall Break

Week 9 In-class Practice 6: Windows Forensics for Beginners
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Homework Assignments

Number Description
1 Assignment 1: configure firewalls to protect our local networks
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