Topic 4d
Cybersecurity Issues
Learning Objectives
By the end of this topic students should be able to:
- Define the following cybersecurity issues:
- malware
- virus
- worm
- Trojan horse
- spyware
- phishing
- denial of service
- Given a specific scenario, classify it as one of the previous security issues.
- Given a specific security issue, identify ways to protect against that issue.
- Explain how a firewall helps protect a computer.
Learning Materials
- Readings
- Section 4.6 - pp 227-231 and 235-238 in your book (you can skip the section on cryptography)
- Videos
- Dr. Diesburg explains Firewalls
- Crash Course CS: Hackers & Cyber Attacks
Checking for Understanding
Answer the following questions from your textbook. The answers to all Q&E questions are in the back of your book in Appendix F.
- p 238, #1
- p 238, #2
Further Information
If you understand this material and are using this in your own courses, you might find the following material beneficial. This material is a supplement to this course and your understanding of this is not assessed.- Crash Course CS: Cybersecurity
- Crash Course CS: Cryptography [Discusses some of the techniques for security of information on the Internet].