CYBR 171Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Hacker—hero or villain? Explore the world of cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers, and commercial and government defenders. Engage directly with cybersecurity professionals as you explore diverse career paths—from incident response to digital forensics. This foundational course introduces you to social engineering, security and privacy concerns, physical security, common threats, attacks, and the techniques, frameworks, and tools used to defend and protect against them. You will leave the course equipped with essential skills to be a proactive guardian of your security without needing to be a programmer.
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Course details
- Dates
- 24 Feb 2025 to 22 Jun 2025
- Starts
- Trimester 1
- Fees
- NZ$1,197.60 for
- International fees
- NZ$5,477.70
- Lecture start times
- Monday 3.10pm
- Thursday 3.10pm
- Friday 3.10pm
- Campus
- Kelburn
- Estimated workload
- Approximately 150 hours or 9.4 hours per week for 16 weeks
- Points
- 15
Entry restrictions
- Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Taught by
School of Engineering and Computer Science—Faculty of Science and Engineering
About this course
This course covers concepts such as cryptography, authentication and authorisation, malware, network offensive and defensive technologies, social engineering, privacy and case studies.
Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course will be able to:
Apply security techniques and tools to improve their security posture and those around them.
Analyse security problems, identify threats and propose appropriate mitigations.
Evaluate ethical and legal issues related to cybersecurity, cybercrime and cyberwarfare.
How this course is taught
This course is designed for in-person study, and students are strongly recommended to attend lectures and labs on campus. Some assessment items will require in-person attendance e.g. test and final examination.
Any exceptions for in-person attendance for assessment will be looked at on a case-by-case basis in exceptional circumstances, e.g., through disability services or by approval by the course coordinator.
Assessment
- Test 1 (1 hour) Mark: 20%
- Four Assignments, first 3 weighted at 3% each, final assignment weighted at 21%. Mark: 30%
- Exam (2 hours) Mark: 50%
Assessment dates and extensions
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Mandatory requirements
There are no mandatory requirements for this course.
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CYBR 171
24 Feb–22 Jun 2025
Trimester 1 · CRN 30039