Learning from major cyber security incidents

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Learning from major cyber security incidents provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • As a society, we are now almost always connected to the internet and rely on it for many different day-to-day activities. However, this dependency on the internet can make us vulnerable to ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Cyber security basics
    • 1 Cyber security basics
    • 2 Case study 1: WannaCry
    • 2 Case study 1: WannaCry
    • 2.1 What was the attack?
    • 2.2 How did it work?
    • 2.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 2.4 What lessons can be learnt?
    • 3 Case study 2: the TalkTalk hack
    • 3 Case study 2: the TalkTalk hack
    • 3.1 What was the attack?
    • 3.2 How did it work?
    • 3.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 3.4 What lessons can be learnt?
    • 4 Case study 3: the Mirai botnet
    • 4 Case study 3: the Mirai botnet
    • 4.1 What was the attack?
    • 4.2 How did it work?
    • 4.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 4.4 What lessons can be learnt?
    • 5 Attacking infrastructure
    • 5 Attacking infrastructure
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Acknowledgements