I can prepare for success in the class by familiarizing myself with the classroom and introducing myself to the instructor and the other students in the classroom so I can more efficiently and effectively complete class activities and assignments.
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Topics Discussed:
Networking
Cybersecurity
Room 225
Mister Marmolejo
Yourself!
Assignment:
Welcome to my classroom website for Networking and Cybersecurity! Frankly, I’m surprised you’re here – I’m not going to introduce this website to the rest of the class for another couple of days. I guess until then, it’ll be our little secret. This website will be your one-stop shop for all classroom assignments, announcements and materials pertaining to the class.
Take a look around! I’ll explain everything here very soon.
Tomorrow we’re going to do one of those “getting to know you” activities. I know, you’re probably going to do something like this in every class for the next few days. Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to make it fun.
The fact that you even found this site shows you have a remarkably inquisitive and adventurous personality. Those qualities will serve you well here. When you meet me, mention the secret words “Lemon Sherbet“, and I’ll give you a prize. Don’t tell anyone else! It’s a secret to everybody.
Given an incident, utilize appropriate data sources to support an investigation.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 4.3.1 Log Files Types.pptx, 4.3.2 – Types of Logs.pptx, 4.3.3 – Metadata.pptx, Lab – Juice Shop Setup & Lab – Metadata.pptx
Assignment:
Begin reading the three lesson presentations. These lessons will introduce you to data sources that are required to support an investigation following a Cybersecurity-related incident.
Next, read and follow the instructions in the Lab – Juice Shop Setup.pptx presentation. You will need to complete these steps first before you attempt the next Lab.
Once you have completed the Juice Shop Setup, read and follow the instructions in the Lab – Metadata.pptx Lab presentation.
To complete this lab, take a screenshot of the screen confirming that you are logged into the Juice Shop as John and post this screenshot to today’s Assignment form posted in the Google Classroom.
This will be the final lab and the final assignment grade of the first term. This lab is self paced, but do your best to complete it by the end of the day on Thursday, September 30th.
Assigned: September 28th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 30th, 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
Objective: Given a scenario, students will use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organization.
Resources:
See PowerPoint presentations: 4.1.3. – Shell and Script Environments and 4.1.1 – Network Reconnaissance and Discovery Tools
Assignment:
Download and read the 4.1.3. – Shell and Script Environments presentation to learn about the different interfaces available within Linux. Then, download and read the 4.1.1 – Network Reconnaissance and Discovery Tools presentation to get details about the many network discovery tools available within Kali Linux.
We will be using the information in these presentations in a series of labs that will be issued on Thursday.
Assigned: September 14th, 2021 Teacher Pacing Due Date: September 16th, 2021
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
