Course details
This course is an introduction to cybersecurity, with an emphasis on the fundamental skills needed to design and maintain secure systems. Topics will include access control, logging and monitoring, and hardening systems. The course will also cover the foundations of network communication, and students will be taught the basic scripting skills required to automate key cybersecurity tasks. Through lectures and hands-on labs in a Linux environment, student will learn the foundational skills required to move on to advanced courses in Network Security and Administration. This course is an introduction to cybersecurity, with an emphasis on the fundamental skills needed to design and maintain secure systems. Topics will include access control, logging and monitoring, and hardening systems. The course will also cover the foundations of network communication, and students will be taught the basic scripting skills required to automate key cybersecurity tasks. Through lectures and hands-on labs in a Linux environment, student will learn the foundational skills required to move on to advanced courses in Network Security and Administration.
Prerequisite(s)
- Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.
Credits
3.0
Cost
$855.25
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below is one offering of FSCT 7511 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 44226
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Tue Oct 17 (7 weeks)
- 7 weeks
- CRN 44226
- $855.25
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 05 - Oct 17 | Tue, Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE12 Rm. 318 |
Instructor
Bogdan Pirvoaica
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$855.25
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Students who have been accepted into a Forensics program where this course is a part of the matrix may register without any further approvals. Students who are not currently accepted in a Forensics program or, if this course is NOT part of your program matrix, please contact the Program Assistants for departmental approval at BCIT_Forensics@bcit.ca. For information on Forensic programs and courses, please visit: www.bcit.ca/cas/forensics. NOTE: This is a BYOD (bring your own device) class. Please bring a laptop that meets or exceeds the following requirements: • 4 CPU cores • 8 GB of RAM (require at least 3 GB available to be assigned to a virtual machine) • 100 GB of free disk space • the laptop needs to be configured to run virtualization.
Status
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appropriately set file permissions to protect data on linux systems.
- Write scripts to extract security information and automate task.
- Outline how to harden a system by reducing the surface of vulnerability.
- Enable logs and find basic security issues through log monitoring.
- Analyze the information in email headers.
- Detect and identify forged emails.
- Set up linux iptables firewall.
- Outline how data moves across networks.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2017
Related Programs
Cybersecurity Foundations (FSCT 7511) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Forensic Investigation (Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time
- Forensic Investigation (Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Option)
Bachelor of Technology Full-time/Part-time
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