Applied Cybersecurity

Applied Cybersecurity

Computer Science

Lead Instructor(s): John R. Williams, Abel Sanchez

Dates:Jun 20, 2016 - Jun 24, 2016

Course Fee:$4,800

CEUs:3.3

Status:Open

Application Deadlines

This course has limited enrollment. Apply early to guarantee your spot.

OVERVIEW

In today’s world, organizations must be prepared to defend against threats in cyberspace. Decision makers must be familiar with the basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity to best protect their enterprises. In this course, experts from academia, the military, and industry share their knowledge to give participants the principles, the state of the practice, and strategies for the future.

Sessions will address information security, ethical and legal practices, and mitigating cyber vulnerabilities. Participants will also learn about the process of incident response and analysis. The content is targeted at ensuring the privacy, reliability, and integrity of information systems.

The majority of the course (about 75%) is geared toward participants at the decision-making level who need a broad overview, rather than those who are already deeply immersed in the technical aspects of cybersecurity (software development, digital forensics, etc.), although both groups will find the course valuable.

Cybersecurity is a very large subject, and therefore this course is only intended to cover the basics of the current leading and pressing cybersecurity topics. The result is that we can cover many different approaches. We cover the introduction of a topic and after the fundamentals, you can explore further on your own. The goal is for participants to understand the utility of each topic, not to become specialists in any one subject.

Content

Fundamentals: Core concepts, understandings, and tools (30%)Latest Developments: Recent advances and future trends (20%)Industry Applications: Linking theory and real-world (50%)0102030405060708090100

Delivery Methods

Lecture: Delivery of material in a lecture format (50%)Discussion or Groupwork: Participatory learning (30%)Labs: Demonstrations, experiments, simulations (20%)0102030405060708090100

Levels

Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience (30%)Specialized: Assumes experience in practice area or field (60%)Advanced: In-depth exlorations at the graduate level (10%)0102030405060708090100

Participant Takeaways

Who Should Attend

Seventy-five percent of the course is geared toward providing a basic framework for professionals making cybersecurity decisions in industry and government and individuals seeking to immerse themselves in the pressing issues of cybersecurity, giving them the information they need to make the best decisions for the defense of their organizations. About a quarter of the course covers more technical areas of interest to people with more engineering-focused backgrounds, such as software developers or those working in digital forensics. Although those with a computing background would be better prepared for the more technical topics, an engineering or computing background is not required to benefit from any of the sessions.

Program Outline

Please note that the exact nature and order of the topics is subject to change.

Introduction to Information Security Fundamentals and Best Practices

Protecting Your Computer and its Contents
Securing Computer Networks--Basics of Networking
Compromised Computers
Secure Communications and Information Security Best Practices
Privacy Guidelines
Safe Internet Usage

Ethics in Cybersecurity & Cyber Law

Privacy
Intellectual Property
Professional Ethics
Freedom of Speech
Fair User and Ethical Hacking
Trademarks
Internet Fraud
Electronic Evidence
Cybercrimes

Forensics

Forensic Technologies
Digital Evidence Collection
Evidentiary Reporting

Network Assurance

Layered Defense
Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Outsider Thread Protection

Secure Software & Browser Security

Software Construction
Software Design and Architecture
Software Testing
Methodologies
The New Universal Client
The Web Model
Cookies and Browser Storage
HTML5 Security

Business Information Continuity

Managing a Business Information Continuity Plan
Vulnerabilities and Controls
The Law and Business Information Continuity Plan

Information Risk Management

Asset Evaluation and Business Impact Analysis
Risk Identification
Risk Quantification
Risk Response Development and Control
Security Policy, Compliance, and Business Continuity

Cyber Incident Analysis and Response

Incident Preparation
Incident Detection and Analysis
Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
Proactive and Post-Incident Cyber Services

Course Schedule

View 2016 schedule (pdf)

Class runs 9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day.

Laptops (2009 or newer) with a modern operating system for which you have administrator privileges are required. Tablets will not be sufficient for the computing activities in this course.

Participants’ Comments

CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST, VERMONT HITEC

"I was fascinated by the material, and the professors and guest speakers were truly the best."

IN TRANSITION

"I work in startup operations that are concerned about their intellectual property. This course provided an excellent overview of the risks and mitigations to losing these valuable assets."

SECRETARY OF CRYPTO MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL CRYPTO INSTITUTE

"Everyone involved in cybersecurity work should follow this course."

Instructors

John R. Williams

John R. Williams, Professor of Information Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Engineering Systems Director, MIT

Dr. Sanchez holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the Executive Director of MIT's Geospatial Data Center, architect of “The Internet of Things” global network, and architect of data analytics platforms for SAP, Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, Accenture, and Altria. In cybersecurity, Dr. Sanchez architected impact analysis of large-scale cyberattacks, designing Cyber Ranges for the Department of Defense (DOD). In password security, Dr. Sanchez led the design of a password firewall (negative authentication) for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) agency. In machine learning, addressing fraud detection, Dr. Sanchez designed a situational awareness framework that exploits different perspectives of the same data and assigns risk scores to entities for Accenture. He led the design of a global data infrastructure simulator, modeling follow-the-sun engineering, to evaluate the impact of competing architectures on the performance, availability, and reliability of the system for Ford. He has been involved in developing E-Educational software for Microsoft via their I-Campus Program and with establishing the Accenture Technology Academy, an online resource for over 200,000 employees. He has 10 years of experience with learning management systems and has made deployments in America, Asia, and Europe. He teaches two MIT courses on computing and data science and has produced over 100 educational videos.

Abel Sanchez, Executive Director, Research Scientist, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, MIT

Dr. Abel Sanchez holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His areas of expertise include the Internet of Things (IOT), radio frequencyidentification (RFID), simulation, engineering complex software systems, and cyber-physical security. He teaches graduate courses in Information engineering, cybersecurity, and software architecture. For the past six years, his research has focused on architecting large scale distributed simulation systems.

Ted Wagner is the Chief Information Security Officer for SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2). SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software solutions, and National Security Services provides industry focused services for the US DOD, Intelligence Community, and Civil n Departments/Agencies.

Ted joined SAP National Security Services in March, 2015. He is responsible for the security and complnce of the corporate network, sharing best practice with customers and supporting NS2’s FedRAMP Cloud inittive. He was previously the CISO for TASC. He supported the Army’s CERT for 9 years as a project manager for Northrop Grumman. He was responsible for the Incident Response, Forensic and Malware Analysis support provided to Army Cyber Command and 1st IO Command.

Ted has led cyber teams employing tactical to strategic capabilities. Experience includes completing the certification and accreditation process for Agency level programs. He developed curriculum for the Computer Network Operations planner course and established a team validation process for deploying cyber teams.Presented at national and international conferences. Ted serves in the U.S. Army Reserves. He holds the rank of Colonel and is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff, G6, 80th Training Command (TASS). He is an adjunct professor at University of Maryland University College teaching Cyber Policy. He is a guest lecturer at MIT and serves as an Advisory Board Member to the Geospat l Data Center. He is published in the book, Cyber Infrastructure Protection, Strategic Studies Institute.

Professional Experience

CISO, SAP National Security Solutions
CISO, TASC
Northrop Grumman, Project Manager
Booz Allen Hamilton, Associate

Education

Bachelor of Economics from the Virginia Military Institute
Masters of Economics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Links & Resources

News/Articles:

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Developing next generation geonumerical simulators

Location

This course takes place on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We can also offer this course for groups of employees at your location. Please complete the Custom Programs request form for further details.