This repository contains exercises and related material for the course Privacy and Social Engineering at the University of Oulu.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- explain the basic concepts related to privacy and recognises the national and international regulation related to the topic
- understand the basics of the technologies that are used to process information and can think about their effects on privacy
- understand the basic privacy features and problems of mobile operating systems, browsers and computers networks
- understand the basic concepts related to social engineering
- recognise social engineering methods when they are applied
- apply simple tools and technologies related to social engineering
- Understands the importance of social engineering in cybersecurity
The course includes practical exercises for six weeks on the previously mentioned topics. In general, you are not required to complete technically very challenging tasks to acquire grade 3, but beyond that command-line skills might be required. So be prepared!
The course will use GitHub Classroom for returning the work. See general instructions here.
For higher grades, you will need a Linux environment for some tasks. See laboratory and virtual machine instructions over here.
The course can be passed by completing the questionnaires in the Moodle workspace. These will be released weekly and will handle current affairs.
| Total Points | Total Grade |
|---|---|
| 6+ | 2 |
| 10+ | 3 |
| 14+ | 4 |
| 18+ | 5 |
Fundamental privacy sources include current legislation. The book of Hadnagy will be used as a source for the basics of social engineering.
There will be plenty of additional sources for every week in corresponding exercises.
Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking 2nd edition (2018) by Christopher J. Hadnagy