CYB 2112 units200 LevelFirst Semester

Introduction to Cybersecurity and Strategy

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

A strategic overview of the cybersecurity landscape: basic concepts (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation), security policy and incident response, risk management, and the national/organisational strategies that guide security decision-making at scale.

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Course outline

  1. 01Basic concepts: cyber, security, CIA, authentication, access control, non-repudiation
  2. 02Security policies, best current practices, testing, and incident response
  3. 03Risk management, disaster recovery, and access control
  4. 04Basic cryptography and software application vulnerabilities; evolution of cyber-attacks
  5. 05Operating system protection, IDS, formal security models, steganography, DoS/worms/viruses
  6. 06Transfer of funds/value across networks and electronic voting security
  7. 07Cybersecurity policy, guidelines, and government regulation of information technology
  8. 08Main actors of cyberspace; impact on civil/military institutions, privacy, business, government
  9. 09Ethical obligations of security professionals; standards and frameworks

Recommended textbooks

  • Cybersecurity Essentials — Charles J. Brooks et al.

    Cisco NetAcad companion; covers fundamentals well

  • The Art of Intrusion — Kevin Mitnick

    Engaging real-world case studies that bring strategy to life

How to pass CYB 211

  • Follow cybersecurity news (Krebs on Security, The Hacker News) — exam questions often reference current events
  • Understand the cyber kill chain model deeply — it frames every attack and defence strategy in the field
  • Nigeria's National Cybersecurity Policy is public and freely available — read the executive summary
  • Link strategic concepts back to technical mechanisms from UUY-CYB 122 to build integrated understanding

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