UFCFFY-15-M Cyber Security Analytics¶

This module will run in 2024-25 with delivery in TB1 for students who joined the MSc Cyber Security in January 2024, and delivery in TB2 for students who joined the MSc Cyber Security in September 2024.

Lectures¶

01: Introduction (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
02: Security Operations and Frameworks (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
03: Security Operations and Monitoring (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
04: Machine Learning for Cyber Security(Online Slides) (PDF print format)
05: Visualisation for Cyber Security(Online Slides) (PDF print format)
06: Mid-Module Review
07: Case Study: Insider Threat (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
08: Case Study: Text Analytics and Fake News (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
09: Case Study: Malware Analysis (Online Slides) (PDF print format)
10: Module Wrap-Up / Support Session (Online Slides) (PDF print format)

Lecture video captures can be found via UWE Blackboard.

Unassessed Practical Labs¶

00: Python Primer
01: Hello, Security Analytics
02: Network Traffic Analysis
03: Threat Hunting with MSTICpy
04: Machine Learning
05: More Network Traffic Analysis
06: DetectionLab (legacy documentation)
07: Working with Splunk and Python
08: Splunk Attack Range
09: Insider Threat Detection
- 09 Data: Example case (requires access to Blackboard)
10: Text Analytics and Fake News
- 10 Data: Fake News (requires access to Blackboard)
- 10 Data: True News (requires access to Blackboard)
11: Malware Analysis
- 11 Data: PuTTy (benign file example)
- 11 Data: theZoo (malicious file example)

All associated data files for the unassessed labs are available from UWE Blackboard.

Assessed Portfolio Tasks¶

All assessment documents will be available directly from Blackboard.

UFCFFY-15-M Cyber Security Analytics¶

Lectures¶

Unassessed Practical Labs¶

Assessed Portfolio Tasks¶

Useful References¶