COMP5618

Applied Cybersecurity

Digital technologies permeate every part of our lives. The internet has created a more open society, allowing us to create, share and access information and knowledge freely. As more of the services we rely on are digitised and available to use over the web, the more our identity, productivity, access to information, connectivity, social connections and financial well-being depends on information security. Consequently, a deep understanding of both offensive and defensive security techniques is fast becoming essential knowledge for a career in computing. This course will provide in-depth knowledge of offensive security that will prepare the student for work in any technical field where they will are responsible for the development or maintenance of sensitive systems. The course begins by introducing the basic tools used by hackers, before highlighting the common weaknesses- and mitigations- for various levels of the technology stack, such as web applications, operating systems and corporate networks. Finally, students are provided practical insights into careers in information security in the areas of attack detection, prevention and defence. Students will develop the skills necessary to both gain access to test computers and to defend test networks from attack. 数字技术渗透到我们生活的方方面面。互联网创造了一个更加开放的社会，使我们能够自由地创造，分享和获取信息和知识。随着我们所依赖的更多服务被数字化并可在网络上使用，我们的身份，生产力，信息访问，连接，社交关系和财务状况的依赖性越大，就越依赖于信息安全。因此，对攻击性和防御性安全技术的深刻理解正迅速成为计算机职业生涯的基本知识。 本课程将提供深入的攻击性安全知识，为学生在任何技术领域的工作做好准备，他们将负责敏感系统的开发或维护。本课程首先介绍黑客使用的基本工具，然后重点介绍各种技术堆栈级别（如Web应用程序，操作系统和企业网络）的常见弱点和缓解措施。最后，向学生提供有关攻击检测，预防和防御领域信息安全职业的实用见解。学生将掌握获得测试计算机访问权限和保护测试网络免受攻击所需的技能。 本课程介绍是由往届学长学姐回忆编辑而成。 简介：编程语言为python或者你自己选。只是一门密码学的课程，主讲luke Anderson是一位白帽大牛，如果你对web security的东西很感兴趣，以后想在安全领域有所成就，必修课程，他的课是usyd质量非常高的课程，但不一定适合所有人，会很难但很多有意思的challenge类似于wargame etc. Tutor简评： 1. 安全领域的必修课 2. 需要花费比别的课程多很多的精力但往往你可能只是把这门课档选修 3. 可能并不适合master阶段的学习因为这么课不是非常的straight forward