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Advanced Cybersecurity

Lesson 8.2 Assessing Risks

Description

In this lesson, students will identify, assess, and prioritize risks based on their potential impacts. Students will utilize prior knowledge to connect to the concept of prioritizing risks. They will learn new types of vulnerabilities such as input and error handling.


Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Identify risks such as race conditions, input and error handling, and buffer and integer overflow
  • Use a vulnerability scan and database to identify potential impacts and suggestedrisk mitigation