Intro to Data Security

Tips

Basic understanding of Python, and Linux will help a lot… Install a virtual machine manager such as virtual box for windows, download ISO files for an OS you want to use such as windows, ubuntu, or kali… and get that set up!

Prerequesites for the cousre:

1. Workshop in C/C++

2. Computer Architecture

Notes (in PDF Form)

• Lecture 1 Notes

• Lecture 2 Notes

• Lecture 3 Notes

• Lecture 4 Notes

• Lecture 5 Notes

• Lecture 6 Notes

• Lecture 7 Notes

• Lecture 8 Notes

Scripts and fun

I will be adding some python and linux tips and tricks (at the end of the semester):

• John the Ripper Password Cracking Post

• Brute force password script for the zixem challenge

Videos

• YouTube Playlist

• Cryptography Video

Useful Links

• Frequency Analysis

• PGP Intro

• Content Security Policy Issues

• Data security cheatsheet

• Information Security Course

• and read “William Stallings, Lawrie Brown - Computer Security Principles and Practice-Pearson (2014)”