Ottis ITKST45

ITKST45 Introduction to Cyber Conflict

Instructor

Rain Ottis, PhD, Professor at TalTech

Course materials

• Introduction lecture slides
• Course slides

Grading

• 1. Case study (30%)

 * Joint paper by two students (To be clarified at the intro lecture)
 * 2000-3000 words
 * Proper referencing (IEEE style, Harvard style, ..)
 * Who/what is it and how does it work? (definition)
 * When and where was it? (background, literature review)
 * Why does it matter? (significance)
 * How would you approach it as a cyber security officer?
 * Provide your own analysis and recommendations

• 2. Case study presentation (10%)

 * 10 minutes plus questions

• 3. Onepager (10%)

 * 300-500 words
 * See intro lecture slides for the topic
 * At least one reference! (IEEE style, Harvard style, ..)
 * References are not included in the word count

• 4. Tabletop exercise preparation and participation (35%)

 * RED-BLUE exercise
 * Cooperation, communication, decision-making, planning, teamwork
 * Simulates a cyber incident
 * You get to play the roles of attackers and defenders

• 5. Participation (15%)

 * Active participation in discussions (not just physical presence)