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Module 1 Summary

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Intro

Digital security is a critical aspect of our online lives and the protection of sensitive information. By understanding the importance of digital security and the various threats that it protects against, individuals and organisations can take the necessary steps to safeguard their information and devices.

This brings you to the end of Module 1 where you learned about the following:

  1. The meaning of digital security 

  2. The importance of digital security to manage external threats to organisations

  3. Separating the myths from realities of digital security

  4. The key concepts of digital security

  5. The goals of cybersecurity

  6. How the goals of digital security are achieved

  7. The common sources of digital security threats

In the next module you will learn about Social Engineering.

Activity

The Texas A&M University has developed the Cyber Security Circus game that allows you to finetune your knowledge of digital security in a fun way. Take a few moments to play by clicking here.

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Further Readings

Tools and Resources

  • Feedshield - online tool that filters harmful content on Twitter 

  • Media Defence - provides legal help to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media across the world.

  • Protect Your Democracy - an open-source resource where people and organisations can easily find tools to help protect their access to the free and open web, defend websites from cyber attacks, protect their accounts from hacking, and protect the digital public square.

  • Urlscan.io - check if a link resolves to a malicious website

  • Virus Total - check if a link or file is malicious in nature (based on historical data).

  • Where Goes - check where a link redirects to including php redirects, htaccess redirects, NGINX redirects, JavaScript redirects and meta-refreshes eventually leading you to the final destination. 

  • Any.run - run applications in a safe environment (sandbox) to check behaviour.

  • Security in-a-box.org - collection of resources for digital security.

References

Stallings, William, et al. Computer SeCurity Principles and Practice Third Edition. Pearson Education, Inc, 2015.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (2020). "Guide to Cyber Threat Information Sharing." https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-150.pdf

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). (n.d.). "Vulnerabilities." https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/OWASP_Top_Ten_2017/Top_10-2017_A1-Injection.html