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Introduction and Definitions

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Purpose of the Course

This course is designed to provide students with hands on experience on identifying places where the security of their networks can be improved.

– The techniques used to evaluate the network will vary.

– Programming will not be required for the course

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Texts

• Resources on Course Syllabus• Know Your Enemy, Second Edition

Honeynet Project (Enemy)• The Art of War, Sun Tzu (Griffith

Translation), or use text from Internet: http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.1b.txt (Sun)

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Grading

• 15% (each) four graded homeworks• 40% Final Paper

(Topic related to course content,Submit paragraph-length proposal ASAP)

• Joint work to understand allowed• Work for submission is to be individual

unless otherwise specified or approved

Homework and Warnings

• No Plagiarism• Virtual Machines• No hacking outside of VMs• Legal Penalties• Authorization

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Why Defensive Hacking?

• Hackers won’t play fair• Demonstrating vulnerability• Prioritizing remediation

Tactical and Strategic

• Tactical: Working to hack specifically identified hosts and services to improve security

• Strategic: Working to improve network operations to support mission in face of persistent and resourced attacks

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Information Warfare

“Information warfare is the offensive and defensive use of information and information systems to deny, exploit, corrupt, or destroy, an adversary's information, information-based processes, information systems, and computer-based networks while protecting one's own. Such actions are designed to achieve advantages over military or business adversaries.”

Dr. Ivan Goldberg

Related Terms

• Penetration Testing• Network Security Testing• Tiger Teaming• Live Fire Exercise

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Some Important Caveats

• Authorization• Managerial backing• Goals• Organization• Results distribution

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Ethics• First, Do No Harm• Accountability• Handling Information• Handling Vulnerabilities• Insider Threat• Discovering Attacks• Educating Attackers• We Think We Are Really Secure

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Course Overview

• Introduction• Tactical Process• Probing Services• Strategy• Teams• Strategic Process

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