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Cybersecurity for Everyone
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 22 hours
  • Course by University of Maryland, College Park
  • Offered by

About

Cybersecurity affects everyone, including in the delivery of basic products and services. If you or your organization want to better understand how to address your cybersecurity, this is the course for you and your colleagues to take -- from seasoned professionals to your non-technical colleagues. Your instructor, Dr. Charles Harry, has served on the front lines with the NSA (National Security Agency) and as an expert advising corporate and institutional leaders on managing cybersecurity risk. And he brings a rare and engaging perspective to help you learn cybersecurity from the ground up. Cybersecurity for Everyone lays the groundwork to understand and explore the key issues facing policy makers attempting to manage the problem of cybersecurity, from its technical foundations to the domestic and international policy considerations surrounding governance, privacy, and risk management, to applications for achieving the goals of an enterprise, an institution, or a nation. This course is designed for students with some or no background in information technology, whether a novice or active in the cybersecurity field (engineers and computer scientists will learn the broader context and business aspects of cybersecurity), and will provide the principles to understand the current debates shaping a rapidly evolving security landscape.

Modules

What is Cyber? (Week 1, Introduction & Lecture 1)

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    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Foundations: An Introduction
  • What is Cyber?

1 Readings

  • Optional Reading: Harry, C & Gallagher, N “ Classifying Cyber Events: A Proposed Taxonomy”

What is Security? (Week 1, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • What is Security?

Demystifying the Cybersecurity Problem (Week 1, Lecture 3)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Demystifying the Cybersecurity Problem

1 Readings

  • National Research Council, “At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy”, Ch. 1

The Threat Landscape (Week 1, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • The Threat Landscape

Threat Landscape Challenge (Week 1, Lecture 5)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Threat Landscape Challenge

1 Readings

  • Avast, 2020 Threat Landscape Report

Examples of Cyber Incidence (Week 1, Lecture 6)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Examples of Cyber Incidence

1 Readings

  • James R. Clapper, Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community (Feb. 2015) – pp. 1-4

Practical Questions (Week 1, Lecture 7)

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    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1 Quiz

1 Videos

  • Practical Questions

Academic Inspiration and a World Changing Idea (Week 2, Lecture 1)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Academic Inspiration and a World Changing Idea

1 Readings

  • Leiner, Cerf, et. al., A Brief History of the Internet – pp. 1-9

Government Support and Prototyping (Week 2, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • Government Support and Prototyping

Private Sector Support and Moving the Internet Out of the Lab (Week 2, Lecture 3)

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1 Videos

  • Private Sector Support and Moving the Internet Out of the Lab

Privatizing and Scaling the Internet (Week 2, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • Privatizing and Scaling the Internet

Building the World Wide Web (Week 2, Lecture 5)

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1 Videos

  • Building the World Wide Web

The Internet as a Global Commons (Week 2, Lecture 6)

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1 Assignment

  • Week 2 Quiz

1 Videos

  • The Internet as a Global Commons

How Data Moves: Encapsulation (Week 3, Lecture 1)

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1 Videos

  • How Data Moves: Encapsulation

1 Readings

  • Vangie Beal “The 7 layers of the OSI Model”, Webopedia

How Data Moves: Application Layer (Week 3, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • How Data Moves: Application Layer

How Data Moves: Network Layer (Week 3, Lecture 3)

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1 Videos

  • How Data Moves: Network Layer

How Data Moves: Physical Layer (Week 3, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • How Data Moves: Physical Layer

What is Governance? (Week 3, Lecture 5)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • What is Governance?

1 Readings

  • Joseph S. Nye, Jr. “The Regime Complex for Managing Global Cyber Activities”, Global Commission on Internet Governance“ 2014

Governing the Internet (Week 3, Lecture 6)

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    • 2 Readings
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1 Assignment

  • Week 3 Quiz

1 Videos

  • Governing the Internet

2 Readings

  • Assante & Bochman “IoT, Automation, Autonomy, and Megacities in 2025: A Dark Preview”, Center for Strategic & International Studies, April 2017
  • Fischer, “The Internet of Things: Frequently Asked Questions” Congressional Research Service, Oct 2015

Threat Actors: Who Are the Hackers? (Week 4, Lecture 1)

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1 Videos

  • Threat Actors: Who Are the Hackers?

1 Readings

  • Cybersecurity Threats Impacting the Nation

Threat Actors: Hobbyists (Week 4, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • Threat Actors: Hobbyists

Threat Actors: Criminal Organizations (Week 4, lecture 3)

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1 Videos

  • Threat Actors: Criminal Organizations

1 Readings

  • Fire Eye, “APT28 Cybergroup Activity”

Cyber Crime Case Study: The San Francisco Muni Attack (Week 4, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • Cyber Crime Case Study: The San Francisco Muni Attack

Threat Actors: Hacktivists (Week 4, Lecture 5)

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1 Videos

  • Threat Actors: Hacktivists

Threat Actors: Advanced Persistent Threats (Week 4, Lecture 6)

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    • 1 Readings
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1 Assignment

  • Week 4 Quiz

1 Videos

  • Threat Actors: Advanced Persistent Threats

1 Readings

  • Lillian Ablon, Martin C. Libicki, Andrea A. Golay, Markets for cybercrime tools and stolen data, RAND Corporation

Hacking As a Process (Week 5, Lecture 1)

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1 Videos

  • Hacking As a Process

1 Readings

  • Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill chain

Reconnaissance (Week 5, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • Reconnaissance

Weaponization (Week 5, Lecture 3)

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1 Videos

  • Weaponization

1 Readings

  • MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Delivery (Week 5, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • Delivery

Exploitation and Installation (Week 5, Lecture 5)

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1 Videos

  • Exploitation and Installation

Command and Control (Week 5, Lecture 6)

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1 Videos

  • Command and Control

1 Readings

  • Boebert, W. Earl, “A Survey of Challenges in Attribution,” in National Research Council, Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring Cyberattacks, 2010, pp. 41-52.

Effects (Week 5, Lecture 7)

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1 Assignment

  • Week 5 Quiz

1 Videos

  • Effects

Framing Effects (Week 6, Lecture 1)

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1 Videos

  • Framing Effects

1 Readings

  • Harry, C & Gallagher, N “ Classifying Cyber Events: A Proposed Taxonomy” , CISSM

Primary Effects (Week 6, Lecture 2)

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1 Videos

  • Primary Effects

Secondary Effects (Week 6, Lecture 3)

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1 Videos

  • Secondary Effects

Second Level Effects (Week 6, Lecture 4)

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1 Videos

  • Second Level Effects

A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity (Week 6, Lecture 5)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 6 Quiz

1 Peer Review

  • Course Final Project

1 Videos

  • A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity

Auto Summary

"Cybersecurity for Everyone" is a foundational course in IT & Computer Science designed to demystify cybersecurity for all, from novices to seasoned professionals. Led by Dr. Charles Harry, a former NSA expert, this engaging program covers technical foundations, policy considerations, and practical applications in cybersecurity. With a duration of 1320 minutes, it caters to both non-technical individuals and those active in the field, providing essential principles for understanding the evolving security landscape. Available on Coursera with a Starter subscription, it's ideal for anyone looking to enhance their cybersecurity knowledge.

Charles Harry
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Charles Harry