CSIS 486 Cybersecurity Capstone II

CSIS 486 is the integrated capstone for the Bachelors in Computer Science Cybersecurity degree at Liberty University. Its objective is to synthesize the entire core of the program and apply this by completing a realistic offensive and defensive integrated Capstone Project.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (8)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread main post must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread main post, the student will reply to the threads of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be at least 100 words. At least 1 citation (from the text or scripture) must be included in each thread main post and the reply must contain at least 1 citation from Scripture. Current APA formatting is required for any citations.

Capstone Project Phase Assignments (5)

This capstone is a continuation of CSIS 485. In the following phases of the capstone, the student is to pretend that he or she has been hired by a client that just developed an e-commerce web application, called Hackazon, and the client has not had any security help to this point. The application is full of vulnerabilities; the student is to play with the application and then perform security testing to find and fix vulnerabilities. For each Capstone Project Phase Assignment, the student will submit a report that responds to the provided instructions. Each assignment should be at least 3 pages of content (but not more than 10) and include a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in current APA format. In addition, a biblical worldview, supported by scripture, is comprehensively integrated throughout the assignment concerning the need for good stewardship. The student must include a title page and a bibliography.

Quiz: Mid-Term

The student will complete a Quiz: Mid-Term which will cover all the material from chapters 1-6, 8, and 9 of the textbook. This exam will be open-book/open-notes, contain a variety of 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions and have a time limit of 2 hours.

Quiz: Final

The student will complete a comprehensive Quiz: Final which will cover all the material from chapters 7 and 10-13 of the textbook. This exam will be open-book/open-notes, contain a variety of 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions and have a time limit of 2 hours.