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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Information Technology

Vulnerable Industry Sectors

IT305 · Cyber Security — Week 5 of 16

CourseIT305
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Vulnerable Industry Sectors

  1. Healthcare and medical device vulnerabilities
  2. Financial institutions and fintech
  3. Critical national infrastructure
  4. E-commerce and retail supply chains
  5. Supply Chain Vulnerabilities - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3
  6. Cyber Threats to Electric Industry - What You Need to Know | STAR Webcast

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Discuss key sectors that are most vulnerable to a cyber-attack.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss key sectors that are most vulnerable to a cyber-attack.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Vulnerabilities - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3 · YouTube · Professor Messer · 9 min · for registered students
  • Cyber Threats to Electric Industry - What You Need to Know | STAR Webcast · YouTube · SANS Institute · 61 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Foundations of Information Systems, 5.1: Information worth protecting · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 158–160 · for registered students
  • ENISA: Threat Landscape for Ransomware Attacks · PDF · Enisa, report; 38 pages · for registered students
  • NCSC/NCA: Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem · PDF · NCSC, report; 29 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Cyber Security
  • Week 2: Business Importance of Cyber Security
  • Week 3: Consequences of Inadequate Security
  • Week 4: Threat Actors and Motivations
  • Week 5: Vulnerable Industry Sectors
  • Week 6: Deconstructing Threats, Exploits, Vulnerabilities, and Risks
  • Week 7: Cyber Threat Intelligence Concepts
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Network Security Architecture
  • Week 10: Technical Countermeasures and Security by Design
  • Week 11: Continuous Network Improvement and Incident Response
  • Week 12: Applying Cyber Security in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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