Learning from major cyber security incidents
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Cyber security basics
  • 2 Case study 1: WannaCry
    • 2.1 What was the attack?
    • 2.2 How did it work?
    • 2.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 2.4 What lessons can be learnt?
  • 3 Case study 2: the TalkTalk hack
    • 3.1 What was the attack?
    • 3.2 How did it work?
    • 3.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 3.4 What lessons can be learnt?
  • 4 Case study 3: the Mirai botnet
    • 4.1 What was the attack?
    • 4.2 How did it work?
    • 4.3 Who were the attackers?
    • 4.4 What lessons can be learnt?
  • 5 Attacking infrastructure
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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