SYLLABUS
UNIT : I INTRODUCTION TO CYBER SECURITY Hours: 8
Evolution of cyber security-CIA triad – Cyber attacks (DoS, DDoS, Malware, Phishing, Insider
threats)-Cyber laws & ethics.
UNIT : II NETWORK & OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY Hours: 8
GOSI & TCP/IP models-Firewalls ᎓ IDS/IPS ᎓ VPNs-Wireless security (WPA3) Authentication,
File permissions-Access control models (DAC, MAC, RBAC)Patch management and system
hardening
UNIT : III CRYPTOGRAPHY & ENCRYPTION Hours: 8
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Stages, jobs, and workflows- Jenkins Basics: Installation, configuration, and plugin management-
GitHub Actions Basics: Creating workflows using YAML- Automating Builds- Pipeline Triggers:
Event-based, scheduled, and manual triggers.
UNIT : IV THREAT DETECTION & WEB SECURITY Hours: 8
Malware analysis -Indicators of compromise (IoC) ᎓ SIEM tools-Incident response lifecycle-
OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities-SQL Injection ᎓ XSS ᎓ CSRF ᎓ SSRF-Secure coding practices and
API security.
UNIT : V CLOUD SECURITY, ETHICAL HACKING & FUTURE
TRENDS
Hours: 8
Cloud Models (Iaas, Paas, Saas) ᎓ Iam Policies-Securing Containers & Kubernetes-Penetration
Testing Methodology-Tools: Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite-Bug Bounty Programs-Ai, Iot, And
Blockchain In Cybersecurity-Capstone Project: Security Audit Of a Sample System. Case study on
Cloud Data᎓ AWS, Azure, or GCP misconfiguration leading to major breaches.Case study on Penetration
Testing in Enterprise ᎓ Ethical hacking reports showing vulnerabilities in 2025.
Text Book :
[1] Cyber Security: Masters Guide 2025: Learn Cyber Defense, Threat Analysis & Network
Security from Scratch, Aamer Khan,2025,
[2] Security Science (SecSci): Basic Concepts and Mathematical Foundations, Dusko Pavlovic,
Peter-Michael Seidel,2025.
[3] Cybersecurity First Principles, Rick Howard, Wiley, 2025.
[3] Cybersecurity for Dummies, Joseph Steinberg, Wiley, 2024.
[4] Principles of Cybersecurity, Goodheart-Willcox, 2nd Edition,2025.
Reference Book :
[1] Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, Jon Erickson, No Starch Press, 2025 Edition.
[2] The Web Application Hacker's Handbook, Dafydd Stuttard & Marcus Pinto, Wiley, 2024
Edition.
Website Links
1. https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity
2. https://www.sans.org
3. https://thehackernews.com
4. https://owasp.org