Objective: Students will begin preparing for proficiency in cyber security with an overview of computer networking fundamentals.
Topics Discussed:
APT Repository apt-cache apt-get redirection (with “|” pipe) CTRL + C (break) options/flags cat nano tar archive chmod perl
Resources:
PowerPoint presentation: Lab – Fun With Linux
PDF document: Linux Commands Cheat Sheet.pdf
Assignment:
Begin reading the Lab – Fun With Linux presentation to have a little fun while practicing with commands in the Linux operating system.
This lab will introduce you to the APT Repository, an open source collection of apps, games and utilities that can be downloaded and used in Linux for free.
Notice that the games and utilities that you will encounter in today’s lab use many of the commands and techniques that we have been studying over the past week!
To complete today’s Lab activity, upload a screenshot of your ASCII aquarium to today’s Google Classroom assignment post!
Assigned: August 30th, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 1st, 2023
Read the Lab – Linux 102 to review advanced Linux commands within the Linux operating system.
Use the Terminal app in your Kali Linux virtual environment in the CYBER.ORG Cyber Range to follow along with the presentation, and practice or test the commands as you read about them.
The Lab – Linux 102 presentation will introduce advanced options and flags, searching for text strings using find and grep, changing file ownership and permissions, and gaining “super user” privileges with the sudo command, among other topics.
We will work on this Lab today and tomorrow, and will conclude with a final Linux activity on Wednesday that will be due on Friday.
As proof of completion of the Linux 102 Lab, upload a screenshot of the custom log commands you created on the syslog (On Your Own) slide, as verified by displaying the last 10 lines of the syslog (demonstrated in the presentation).
Assigned: August 28th, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 29th, 2023
Students will begin preparing for proficiency in cyber security with an overview of Linux fundamentals and advanced commands.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: Lab – Linux 101
Assignment:
Read the Lab – Linux 101 to review fundamental Linux commands within the Linux operating system.
Use the Terminal app in your Kali Linux virtual environment in the CYBER.ORG Cyber Range to follow along with the presentations, and practice or test the commands as you read about them.
Begin reading the Lab – Linux 101 presentation to study the fundamentals of the Linux operating system. I will show you how to do some of the steps (Watch) and we will do some of the steps together (Together). Then, you will need to follow the steps listed on each “On Your Own” slide, being careful not to skip any steps.
To demonstrate completion of this assignment, upload two screenshots: The first of the Terminal window from slide 24 that shows the results of the rm -rf command, and the second of the Terminal window displaying the results of the -v option when used with both of the directory commands introduced on slide 36 of the Lab presentation.
Assigned: August 22nd, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 25th, 2023
Today, you will receive your login information for the CYBER.ORG Cyber Range at https://apps.cyber.org.
A cyber range is a virtual lab environment where students are able to simulate cybersecurity scenarios in a safe, protected online environment as they explore the back end of IT systems used by today’s industries.
Check your Teams for your username/password, and use it to log into the Cyber Range. You will use the Cyber Range to complete the Lab Activities and Case Study assignments throughout this course.
Please see Mister Marmolejo if you encounter any difficulties connecting to or logging into the Cyber Range.
We will begin using the Cyber Range with our first Lab Activity exploring the Linux Command Line Interface this Tuesday, following the I-Day scheduled on Monday.
Assigned: August 18th, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 18th, 2023
Complete the CYBER.ORG – Networking and Cybersecurity 1-2H Final Exam Spring 2023 assessment provided in today’s Google Classroom assignment postby the end of the class period today.
This is an open-resource exam, and you may use any and all CYBER.ORG Lesson slideshows, Case Studies and Labs presented in class, as well as the https://apps.cyber.org/ Kali Linux virtual environment as your resources. You may not use any printed materials.
You may not use other students as resources. Please remain silent until the end of the testing session.
The exam contains one hundred multiple-choice questions. Please carefully read all instructions and select the best answer from the available choices for each question.
You have forty-five minutes to complete the test. You must submit your test answers before the end of the class period at 2:01pm.
Click the Google Classroom link and log in with your Haydenmagnet.org email address.
You will find a Class Announcement titled “Networking and Cyberecurity 1-2H Final Exam Study Guide“. Attached, you will find a copy of the Final Exam that you may use to review.
The Final Exam will take place on Friday, May 19th.
This will be an “open resource” exam, meaning you will be able to use any materials accessible on your computer. This includes any websites, past assignments, completed projects, installed applications, or notes you may have taken.
You may not, however, collaborate with your classmates; You will be asked to please remain silent until everyone has completed the exam.
The exam contains one hundred multiple-choice questions. Please carefully read all instructions and select the best answer from the available choices for each question.
Be advised that you will only have forty-five minutes to complete the test, so looking up each answer individually would be inadvisable. You must submit your test answers before the end of the class period at 2:01pm.
Study, be prepared, and do your best on Friday’s Final Exam!
Objective: Given a scenario, the student will analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 1.3.5 – Buffer Overflows and Race Conditions.pptx, and Lab – Buffer Overflow.pptx
Assignment:
Begin by reading the 1.3.5 – Buffer Overflows and Race Conditions.pptx presentation.
Read and complete the lab activity in the Lab – Buffer Overflow.pptx document.
To confirm completion the lab activity, upload two screenshots: One demonstrating the meterpreter session in Kali sending the keyboard commands to the compromised Windows system, and a second screenshot demonstrating the “we have taken over your system” message in Wordpad in the compromised Windows environment with today’s date to today’s Google Classroom post.
Please do your best to complete this Lab by the end of the class period on Friday.
The Final Exam is currently being generated. Details on the topics and domains covered by the comprehensive final will be provided on Monday, to allow time for review and preparation for the Final Exam, which will be delivered on Friday, May 19th.
Assigned: May 10th, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: May 12th, 2023
Objective: Given a scenario, the student will analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 1.3.9 – API and Resource Exhaustion Attacks.pptx, and Lab – RAT Removal.pptx
Assignment:
Begin by reading the 1.3.9 – API and Resource Exhaustion Attacks.pptx presentation.
Read and complete the lab activity in the Lab – RAT Removal.pptx document.
To confirm completion the lab activity, upload two screenshots: one “before” that shows the location of the RATs on the Windows hard drive, and one “after” showing all the RAT’s folders and scripts successfully deleted to today’s Google Classroom post.
Please do your best to complete this Lab by the end of the class period on Tuesday.
Assigned: May 8th, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: May 9th, 2023
Objective: Given a scenario, the student will analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 1.2.10 – Rootkits.pptx, and Lab – RAT/Bot.pptx
Assignment:
Begin by reading the 1.2.10 – Rootkits.pptx presentation.
Read and complete the lab activity in the Lab – RAT/Bot.pptx document.
To confirm completion the lab activity, upload a screenshot with today’s date from within the Kali machine demonstrating the active RAT connection and the open meterpreter session to today’s Google Classroom post.
Please do your best to complete this Lab by the end of the class period on Wednesday.
Assigned: May 2nd, 2023 Teacher Pacing Due Date: May 3rd, 2023
