CYS 257 — Historical Perspectives In Cybersecurity
Prerequisite(s): CYS 115 with a minimum letter grade of C. This course examines various historical cybersecurity incidents. The students address each situation in terms of both remediation and prevention. Some incidents that may be examined include the original Internet Worm (1988) and the “Cuckoo’s Egg” espionage case (1989), up through modern data breaches and attacks by Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Students analyze root causes and propose organizational and technical preventive methods. Lecture 3 hours per week. SP Diesel