Given a scenario, implement identity and account management controls.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: Lab – Passwords
Assignment:
Read the Lab – Passwords presentation.
Use your Kali Linux console at https://uscyberrange.org to follow along with the presentation and learn how to exploit the hashed passwords in Linux to gain access to a targeted user’s account.
Continue through to the “On Your Own Activity”, and create the three different password types below. Take screenshots of the plaintext results of the mkpasswd command to confirm that each was completed:
Your own SHA-512 password with a different salt than the one used in the example
A different password using MD5 algorithm
Another password using SHA-256 algorithm
Make sure your passwords work!
Upload all three screenshots to today’s assignment post on our Google Classroom page to confirm completion of the lab.
Assigned: October 19th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 21st, 2021
See PowerPoint presentations: 2.8.1 – Hashing and Digital Signatures.pptx, 2.8.2 – Elliptic Curves and Perfect Forward Secrecy.pptx
Assignment:
Read the 2.8.1 – Hashing and Digital Signatures.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to Cryptography, Hashing and Digital Signatures and their importance in data encryption and validation.
Next, read the 2.8.2 – Elliptic Curves and Perfect Forward Secrecy.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to advanced encryption methodologies.
Please read through both of these by the end of the day on Monday, October 18th to prepare for the Passwords lab on Tuesday, October 19th.
Assigned: October 18th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 19th, 2021
See PowerPoint presentations: 4.5.1 – Digital Forensics Evidence.pptx, 4.5.2 – Digital Forensics Evidence Acquisition
Assignment:
Begin reading the 4.5.1 – Digital Forensics Evidence.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to the concept of Digital Forensics.
Next, read the 4.5.2 – Digital Forensics Evidence Acquisition.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to the procedures involved in collecting Digital Forensics Evidence.
Finally, read the Case Study – Digital Evidence Acquisition 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 Monday, October 18th.
Assigned: October 14th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 18th, 2021
Given an incident, apply mitigation techniques or controls to secure an environment.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: 4.4.1 Post-Incident Mitigation Techniques.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the 4.4.1 Post-Incident Mitigation Techniques.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to policies, processes, and procedures for responding to security incidents..
Summarize the importance of policies, processes, and procedures for incident response.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: 4.2.1 Incident Response Process.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the 4.2.1 Incident Response Process.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to policies, processes, and procedures for responding to security incidents.
Next, read the Case Study – Incident Response 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 Tuesday, October 12th.
Assigned: October 11th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: October 12th, 2021
Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 4.1.5 Forensic Tools.pptx, Lab – Autopsy.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the 4.1.5 Forensic Tools.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to several digital forensics tools including the Autopsy app, a powerful tool for hard drive data analysis.
Next, read and follow the instructions in the Lab – Autopsy.pptx Lab presentations. We will also have time to work on this lab in tomorrow’s class meeting.
When you have completed the lab and found the images, take a screenshot of the View Notes screen showing the notes you left following the image downloads that you completed, and post this screenshot to today’s Assignment form posted in the Google Classroom.
This lab is self paced, but do your best to complete it by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 28th.
Assigned: September 27th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 28th, 2021
Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 4.1.4 Packet Capture and Replay Tools.pptx, Lab – Wireshark.pptx, Lab – TCPDump.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the 4.1.4 Packet Capture and Replay Tools.pptx presentation. This lesson will introduce you to three powerful tools for network traffic capture and analysis.
Next, read and follow the instructions in both of the Lab presentations. We will have time to work on these labs in tomorrow’s class meeting.
When you have completed both the labs, answer the questions and upload the required capture.txt file into the Assignment form posted in the Google Classroom.
These labs are self paced, but do your best to complete them by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 21st.
Assigned: September 20th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 21st, 2021
Objective: Given a scenario, students will use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organization.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: Lab – ifconfig.pptx & Lab – Traceroute.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the Lab – ifconfig.pptx & Lab – Traceroute.pptx. These lessons will provide practice with two very useful Linux networking command line tools.
Follow the instructions in each of the Lab presentations.
The Traceroute lab will ask questions that you will be required to answer in a form posted in the Google Classroom.
These labs are self paced, but do your best to complete them by the end of the day on Friday, September 17th.
Assigned: September 16th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 16th, 2021
Connect to our Google Classroom and navigate to today’s assignment post titled: CYBER.ORG – Linux Quiz – Fall 2021.
The quiz is 20 questions, all multiple choice. Please select the best answer from the options provided.
This is an open-resource quiz, and you may use the Linux 101 – 104 slideshows presented in class, as well as the us.cyberrange.org Kali Linux virtual environment as your resources.
Submit your test answers before the end of the class period today. The test will autosubmit at the end of the class period, so please manage your time wisely.
Assigned: September 14th, 2021 Due Date: September 14th, 2021
