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, Lab – Linux 102, Lab – Linux 103 and Lab – Linux 104
Assignment:
Read the Lab – Linux 101, Lab – Linux 102, Lab – Linux 103 and Lab – Linux 104 presentations to review fundamental Linux commands as well as advanced commands within the Linux operating system.
Use your Kali Linux console at https://uscyberrange.org to follow along with the presentations, and practice or test the commands as you read about them.
Familiarize yourself with the commands presented in preparation for the Linux quiz coming up on Tuesday the 14th.
Assigned: September 9th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 13th, 2021
Students will continue preparing for proficiency in cyber security by completing a tutorial on the VIM Text Editor application within the Linux Command Line Interface.
Visit Webminal.org, and log in using the account that you created last week.
By now you should have completed lessons 1 through 5, and should have a basic understanding of how to navigate, create and manipulate files and directories, and manipulate system processes within the Linux CLI.
This week, we are going to further investigate the manipulation of text files within the Linux CLI by using the first of two very popular text editors built into Linux: VIM
Log into Webminal.org and type “vimtutor” at the command prompt.
Complete the VIM Tutorial. There are seven lessons in the tutorial, and upon completion, you should have a basic understanding of how to create, edit and save files, as well as get additional help in VIM.
You should be able to complete the seven lessons by the end of this week. Pace yourself accordingly.
To demonstrate final completion of the seven lessons: show me your completed “~/.vimrc” configuration file (and/or upload a copy to the related Google Classroom assignment post).
Assigned: August 23rd, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 26th, 2021
Load the Linux Journey website, and navigate to the Command Line instruction module.
Let’s walk through the Command Line online instruction module together, investigating a number of important commands used to navigate and perform actions within the Linux shell.
Visit JSLinux to see a fully-featured Linux shell running a JavaScript-based emulator. This also provides us a very useful platform for practicing CLI commands.
Input the commands described in the module, and observe their output:
echo
pwd
cd
ls
touch
file
cat
less
history
cp
mv
mkdir
rm
find
help
man
whatis
alias
exit
Once you’ve got the hang of these basics, we’ll explore more complex commands in tomorrow’s module. Be prepared to use these commands in a brief Check for Understanding quiz next week.
Assigned: August 12th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 13th, 2021
Students will begin preparing for proficiency in cyber security and information security techniques, technologies and methodologies by learning the basics of the Linux operating system.
The first step on our journey to Cybersecurity proficiency is to gain proficiency in the Linux operating system. A large portion of the systems that run the Internet run on a variant of Linux, and therefore learning how to effectively use the Linux command line will be a necessary step towards gaining this proficiency.
We will begin by visiting the Linux Journey website, and we will walk through the online instruction modules together, learning about the history of Linux, and working our way through a few of the various distributions of Linux, noting the unique features of each and exploring the advantages and disadvantages presented by each flavor of Linux.
Tomorrow, we will begin working with the Command Line Interface in Linux, and investigate a few important commands.
Assigned: August 12th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: August 13th, 2021
Objective: Given a scenario, students will use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organization.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: 2.2.1 – Software Security Tools
Assignment:
Begin reading the 2.2.1 – Software Security Tools presentation. This lesson includes an overview on software tools that are widely used in cybersecurity.
Review last week’s presentations to prepare for the Command Line Security Tools quiz tomorrow.
Begin reading the Lab – ip-ifconfig.pptx, Lab – TCPDump.pptx, Lab – Traceroute.pptx. These lessons will provide practice with three very useful command line tools used in cybersecurity.
Follow the instructions in each of the Lab presentations.
The TCPDump lab will produce a file that you will need to upload to today’s assignment post in our Google Classroom.
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, February 19th.
Objective: Given a scenario, students will use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organization.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentation: 2.2.2 – Command Line Security Tools
Assignment:
Begin reading the 2.2.2 – Command Line Security Tools presentation. This lesson includes a sampling of the most basic command line tools used in cybersecurity. This is not an exhaustive list, only a starting point.
Download the Linux Commands Cheat Sheet.pdf file to use as a quick resource for the useful Linux commands and tools that we have studied thus far.
Assigned: February 16th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: February 17th, 2021
Connect to our Google Classroom and navigate to today’s assignment post titled: CYBER.ORG – Linux Quiz – Spring 2021.
The quiz is 13 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: February 12th, 2021 Due Date: February 12th, 2021
