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IT 482
Cybersecurity Capstone
Fall 2023
4 Credits
Instructor:
Deborah Wells
Office:
Virtual
Email:
Deborah.wells@cwu.edu
Office Hours:
Just email me and we can set
something up.
Course Description
Provides a culminating experience for students in the cybersecurity specialization; giving students an
opportunity to use the knowledge and skills learned from their specialized courses to develop a
comprehensive cyber defense program against advanced threats.
Prerequisites: IT 238, IT 336, IT 351, IT 436, and IT 438.
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with a capstone experience bringing together a
multitude of
cybersecurity concepts learned in prerequisite courses.
The course will focus on defense
mechanisms and enterprise risk assessment frameworks and strategies.
It takes into account the entire
cyber security life cycle to include not only incident response, but the forensics after the fact to ensure the
vulnerabilities are addressed.
Learner Outcomes
Assessments
1.
Given a scenario, students will use risk-assessment
Graded assignment rubric that measures the
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techniques to prioritize the defense of a given set of
information assets.
accuracy and quality of risk assessment
techniques, as well as appropriate use of
grammar, punctuation, and discipline-
specific style.
2.
Students will determine and implement the
appropriate defense mechanisms to protect the
information assets and networks.
Graded assignment rubric that measures the
accuracy and quality of defense mechanisms
determined to protect the assets as well as
appropriate use of grammar, punctuation,
and discipline-specific style.
3. Students will use various attack vectors to test the
defensive mechanisms.
Graded assignment rubric that measures the
validity and accuracy of the penetration
testing methods used, as well as appropriate
use of grammar, punctuation, and discipline-
specific style.
4. Students will use various digital forensics
techniques and tools to assess the effectiveness of
their defensive mechanisms and to determine what
data was breached.
Graded assignment rubric that measures the
accuracy and quality of digital forensics tools
and techniques, as well as appropriate use
of grammar, punctuation, and discipline-
specific style.
Required
Materials
Required Textbooks –
11
th
Hour CISSP, Study Guide
. Authors: Eric Conrad, Seth Misenar, and
Joshua Feldman. ISBN: 978-0-12-811248-9
And:
Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies
Authors: Yuri Diogenes
and Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, ISBN: 978-1-80324-877-6
Broadband Internet access and knowledge of how to use the Canvas
Learning Management System is required.
Course Topics
Network Monitoring
Mitre Threat Matrix
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BYOD
Forensics
Malware Analysis
Instructional
Methods and
Activities
On-line lectures, demonstrations, and discussions utilizing Canvas
Virtual Machines and PISCES Project
Writing assignments with varying topics and formats
Activities and labs
Final Project
Grading and
Assessment
Evaluatio
n
Percentage
Assignments (Writing Assignments, Activities,
and Labs)
60%
Discussion Boards
20%
Final Project
20%
Total
100%
After your numerical grade has been calculated, your letter grade will
be determined as follows:
Percentage of total
points
Grad
e
Percentage of total
points
Grad
e
93% – 100%
A
74% - 76%
C
90% - 92%
A-
70% - 73%
C-
87% - 89%
B+
67% - 69%
D+
84% - 86%
B
64% - 66%
D
80% - 83%
B-
60% - 63%
D-
77% - 79%
C+
Less than 60%
F
Assignment Submission Rules
Late assignments will not be accepted except on a case-by-case
basis.
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