Compare and contrast different types of social engineering techniques.
Resources:
See Powerpoint Presentations: 1.1.3 – Dumpster Diving.pptx, 1.1.4 – Shoulder Surfing.pptx and Case Study – Dumpster Diving.pdf
Assignment:
Read the 1.1.3 – Dumpster Diving.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to a form of information harvesting that involves digging through literal trash.
Read the 1.1.4 – Shoulder Surfing.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to a form of information harvesting that should make you a little more aware of who’s behind you while you’re entering sensitive information into a form or field.
Begin reading the Case Study – Dumpster Diving.pdf document and be prepared to answer the questions at the end.
Answer the Case Study questions in the Google Form provided in today’s Assignment Post in our Google Classroom.
Please do your best to complete this Case Study by the end of the day on Thursday, December 9th.
Assigned: December 7th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 9th, 2021
Compare and contrast different types of social engineering techniques.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 1.1.2 – Phishing and Spam.pptx, Lab – Phishing.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the 1.1.2 – Phishing and Spam.pptx presentation. This lesson will provide you with an overview of phishing methods.
Next, begin the Lab – Phishing.pptx lab. Use the phishery tool to conduct a Phishing attack, and note the difference between the Credential Harvesting method conducted in our last class session and the development and deployment of a Phishing email message with the intent to “hook” a victim.
Play the victim, and upload a screenshot of the successful attack screen with the “New credentials harvested!” message to today’s Google Classroom assignment post to confirm completion of the lab.
Assigned: December 2nd, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 6th, 2021
See PowerPoint presentation: 2.8.7 – Common Cryptography Use Cases.pptx
Assignment:
Read the 2.8.7 – Common Cryptography Use Cases.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to how and why cryptography is commonly used, and why it is so important.
Please read through the presentation by the end of the day on Monday, November 22nd.
Assigned: November 22nd, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 22nd, 2021
Objective: Compare and contrast basic cryptography concepts.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: Lab – Steganography
Assignment:
Begin reading and complete the lab in the Lab – Steganography.pptx presentation.
Turn in the resulting “image4.jpg” file with a message of your choice hidden in the image using the steghide app. Upload this image to today’s Google Classroom assignment post.
Please include the message/password along with your image so Mister can test it! We will use these images in Thursday’s class session. (So keep your messages classy!)
On Thursday, we will read the Case Study – Steganography document and be prepared to answer the questions at the end.
A Google Form will be provided to answer the Case Study questions Thursday afternoon. This will be the last assignment of this three-week grading period.
Assigned: November 16th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 18th, 2021
See PowerPoint presentations: 2.8.5 – Block Ciphers and Lightweight Cryptography, 2.8.6 – Steganography and Homomorphic Encryption
Assignment:
Read the 2.8.5 – Block Ciphers and Lightweight Cryptography.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to cryptographic methodologies and discuss their benefits and drawbacks.
Next, read the 2.8.6 – Steganography and Homomorphic Encryption.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to the concept of Steganography, which we will be working with for the next couple of class meetings.
Please read through both of these by the end of the day on Monday, November 15th, as we will be performing a Steganography Lab in class tomorrow.
Assigned: November 15th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 15th, 2021
See PowerPoint presentations: 2.8.3 Quantum Cryptography and Ephemeral Keys.pptx, 2.8.4 Cryptography Modes of Operation and Blockchains.pptx
Assignment:
Read the 2.8.3 Quantum Cryptography and Ephemeral Keys.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to Quantum Cryptography, Ephemeral Keys and their importance in securing data.
Next, read the 2.8.4 Cryptography Modes of Operation and Blockchains.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to Cryptography modes and the concept of a Blockchain.
Please read through both of these by the end of the day on Thursday, November 4th.
Assigned: November 4th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 4th, 2021
Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: Lab – Brute Force Online.pptx
Assignment:
Read the Lab – Brute Force Online.pptx presentation.
Use your Kali Linux console at https://uscyberrange.org to follow along with the presentation and learn how to use a combination of Brute Force and a Dictionary-style attack to crack an online service’s password.
Continue through to the “Log into DVWA” slide. Take a screenshot of the DVWA login landing screen demonstrating that you have successfully logged in using the stolen credentials.
Upload this screenshot to today’s assignment post on our Google Classroom page to confirm completion of the lab.
Assigned: November 2nd, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 4th, 2021
Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 1.2.11 Password Attacks.pptx, 4.1.7 Password Cracking Tools, Lab – Brute Force – Offline
Assignment:
Begin reading the 1.2.11 Password Attacks.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to different types of password attacks.
Next, read the 4.1.7 Password Cracking Tools presentation. This lesson will introduce you to readily accessible tools used to crack passwords.
Next, begin the Lab – Brute Force – Offline.pptx lab.
Use what you learned in today’s lab to crack the hashes downloaded from github, and post a screenshot of the cracked hashes to today’s Assignment Post in our Google Classroom.
Please do your best to complete this Case Study by the end of the day on Tuesday, October 26th. We will start a new lab featuring additional password cracking techniques on Thursday.
Assigned: October 26th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 28th, 2021
