Cracking the code on an IT career

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1 Cracking the code on an IT career Jade Khoo Patrick Hosseini & Laura Deans James Hamlyn-Harris CRICOS 00111D, TOID 3069

2 Snapshot of stories that made news 2

3 Hacks that leave you exposed The Australian government department has reported that the average cost of cybercrime attack to a business is around $276,000 Identity fraud up by 57% as thieves hunt on social media 95% of web attacks are financially motivated Hacker steals 45 million accounts from hundreds of car, tech, sports forums Siri is always listening As we share more of our lives online, we open ourselves to being exploited In WWII we bombed and destroyed the electrical infrastructure of our enemies. Now we have the ability, through a cyberattack, to just shut the grid down. Nearly 30% of people open phishing s, 12% do click the link or open attached files 93% of cases hackers took just minutes to breach, while companies took weeks or months to discover 3

4 Things that look secure By Pat and Laura CRICOS 00111D, TOID 3069

5 March 2016 Facebook vulnerability

6 Bug bounties and ethical hacking Organisations set up bug bounty programs to reward hackers who find security flaws in their products Security researcher Aanand Prakash was paid $15,000 USD for finding the aforementioned Facebook exploit Rewards skilled hackers and helps further secure applications Professional hackers employed to audit Information Security at your worksite are called Penetration Testers

7 Hacking is the bypassing of systems Social engineering Gaining physical access by manipulating human behaviour From being polite to dumpster diving Trust is exploitable Acquiring physical access to a system is the best possible result for a malicious person

8 Guess which password is more secure? Password A: Jd#$1jiA$%g Password B: MyNameIsP4trickAndIAmC00l

9 Password policies Writing down passwords on sticky notes or in notebooks Storing said sticky notes and notebooks nearby in a desk maybe the lower one so that its not totally obvious Passwords vs Passphrases

10 What is a capture the flag challenge? Public competitions where people perform hacking techniques to reveal flags to submit and score points for their team Vary in difficulty Designed to train and test various skills used in penetration testing Free CTF challenges provide a good way for students to self-teach

11 Thank you Questions? 11

12 Swinburne IT courses James Hamlyn-Harris CRICOS 00111D, TOID 3069

13 Information Technology courses Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional) Bachelor of Computer Science Majors: Cybersecurity Network Design Internet of Things Data Science Software Design Software Development Games Development Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Majors: Business Systems Network Technology Systems Analysis Systems Management Software Technology Double degrees: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Games and Interactivity Bachelor of Laws 13

14 Entry requirements Course Expected 2018 ATAR Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional) 80+ Bachelor of Computer Science 70+ Bachelor of Information and Communication Technologies 60+ Diploma of Information Technology (UniLink) (pathway into second year) 50+ VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a minimum study score of 25 in English (or equivalent) or 30 in English (EAL); and Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of any Mathematics. 14

15 Vocational education/tafe qualifications Courses Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Technology Diploma of Software Development Diploma in Information Technology Networking Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking Certificate IV in Computer Systems Technology Certificate IV in Information Technology Entry requirements Entry into this program is based on an applicant s study and/or relevant work history. Some additional criteria may also apply.

16 Where are our graduates working? 16

17 Thank you Questions? 17