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In this lecture only course, you will learn what cyber is and gain an understanding of Computer Network Attack (CNA) and Computer Network Exploitation (CNE), which are derived from several public unclassified DoD documents, manuals, and directives. You will examine parallels between the cyber and kinetic counterparts and learn strategic uses, including when to deploy CNA and CNE operations. You will discover the limitations and legal considerations of CNA and CNE operations, and you'll walk through various attack scenarios to determine your proper course of action.

This course is one of the course requirements for the Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer (CSFI-DCOE) certification exam.

Certification: Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer (CSFI-DCOE)

Highlights

• Cyber, CNA, and CNE
• CNA and CNE deployment assets within a strategic context in support of obtaining a kinetic goal
• Historic attacks and new cyber warfare models that can be applied to a state-sponsored attack
• Information assurance and defensive measures
• Defense-in-Depth and real-life examples of how to apply it to computer network defense
• Why information assurance for a computer environment is critical to defending the network from nefarious attacks
• Defense tools

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Cyber Warfare

• Distinguish between cyber warfare and cyber playing field with regards tostate and non-state attacks while identifying their strengths and weaknesses
• Evaluate emerging weapons and determine their strengths and weaknesses
• Evaluate various national and international interpretations as theypertain to cyber warfare, and compare and contrast these interpretations forcurrent and future cyber warfare conflicts
• Categorize case studies of computer network attacks and exploitationbased on historical data of attacks through analysis of state and non-stateattacks
• Determines an approach for network defense
• Integrate information assurance into cyber warfare strategy by knowingthe strengths and limitations of using information assurance in public/privatesector and in military computer environments

2. Computer Network Defense (CND)

• Distinguish between computer network defense and attack as related tocyber warfare and determine strengths and weaknesses for each
• Evaluate Defense-in-Depth and determine how it relates to the principleof information assurance
• Evaluate various defensive layers and defense-based applications andapply them to various case studies
• Compare the various layers of the Defense-in-Depth strategy and determinehow to implement it in a computer environment
• Integrate information assurance into the computer environment anddetermine the strengths and weaknesses based on the assessment
• Evaluate the security posture and provide mitigations

3. Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) and Computer Network Attack (CNA) Theory

• Compare and contrast network exploitation and attack in cyber warfare
• Evaluate various exploits and determine possible counter measures
• Analyze tools that could be implemented as part of a countermeasuresolution
• Evaluate various state- and non-state-sponsored cyber attacks and compareand contrast the attack techniques
• Analyze various cyber weapons in regards to concept of creation, usage,and dissemination of cyber weapons
• Integrate information assurance in private, public, and military computerenvironments and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of facilitatinginformation assurance in each environment

4. International Cyber Warfare Strategies and Doctrines

• Analyze the various methods for determining cyber warfare, and compareand contrast each method to state and non-state actors
• Evaluate various doctrines as they relate to cyber warfare and determinestrengths and weaknesses of each
• Categorize various historic cyber attacks based on international doctrine
• Integrate information assurance into cyber warfare strategy and analyzehow this approach could be used to prevent cyber attacks

5. Law and Policy of Armed Cyber Conflicts

• Distinguish between legal and ethical ramifications of state andnon-state attacks and state self-defense
• Evaluate various international organizations and agreements for cyberwarfare
• Analyze various legal terms that pertain to cyber conflict, and evaluatethe strengths and weaknesses of the terms for cyber warfare
• Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the UN as it pertains to cyberwarfare
• Integrate information assurance policy for armed cyber conflicts andanalyze the effectiveness of such policy

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