Module 1
The Vocabulary and the Attacks
Four words that are used interchangeably and should not be, and the attack families grouped by the assumption each one breaks.
3 activities~26 min
In this module
- Distinguish a threat, a vulnerability, an exploit and a risk
- Name the three properties security protects, and which one controls break
- Group attacks by the assumption they abuse rather than by name
Activities
Lesson
Threats, vulnerabilities and the words in between
The four terms, the three properties, and two principles.
9 min
Lesson
How networks get attacked
Twenty attack names, reduced to four broken assumptions.
10 min
Quiz
Knowledge check - security foundations
Six questions on vocabulary, properties and attack families.
7 min
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Curriculum topics
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