L2U2, Analysing and Evaluating Cyber Threats

Level 2, Unit 2 - Analysing and Evaluating Cyber Threats (3 credits)

1. Understand the parts of a system that are attacked	2. Analyse and detail the parts of a system that are attacked	3. Evaluate how and why systems are attacked
1.1 I can understand the basics of the OSI model	2.1 I can analyse the commonplace threats associated with the upper layers of OSI model	3.1 I can evaluate how the different layers of the OSI model can be attacked
1.2 I can explain the main hardware features of an IT system	2.2 I can describe the hardware features that protect an IT system	3.2 I can evaluate how effective the hardware protection services are for an IT system
1.3 I can explain the main software features of an IT system	2.3 I can describe the software features that protect an IT system	3.3 I can evaluate how effective the software protection services are for an IT system
1.4 I can understand the different user services that run on systems, such as email	2.4 I can describe the key services offered by a server	3.4 I can assess the vulnerabilities of each service offered on a server
1.5 I can list the main ports used for different services	2.5 I can analyse the function of each port used on a server in relation to the key services	3.5 I can evaluate the vulnerabilities of each key service running on a server