Vulnerability Analysis

The intent of the Vulnerability Analysis Knowledge Unit is to provide students with a thorough understanding of system vulnerabilities, to include what they are, how they can be found/identified, the different types of vulnerabilities, how to determine the root cause of a vulnerability, and how to mitigate their effect on an operational system.

Topics

1. Definition of “vulnerability”
2. Root causes of vulnerabilities
3. Vulnerability mapping.
4. System modeling techniques
5. Propose and analyze countermeasures to mitigate vulnerabilities.
6. Analyze the expected and actual effectiveness of proposed countermeasures
7. Vulnerability characteristics and classification.
8. Mitigation strategies
9. Analyze the expected and actual effectiveness of proposed countermeasures.

Outcomes

1. Apply tools and techniques for identifying vulnerabilities.
2. Create and apply a vulnerability map of a system.
3. Apply techniques to trace a vulnerability to its root cause.
4. Propose and analyze countermeasures to mitigate vulnerabilities.
5. Explain the circumstances under which a vulnerability must be disclosed.
6. Apply tools and techniques for identifying vulnerabilities
7. Tools and techniques for identifying vulnerabilities
8. Propose and analyze countermeasures to mitigate vulnerabilities

KSA-T

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