SENV

This course follows a reverse-course format based on Gildas Avoine’s cybersecurity MOOC. Students watch the videos before the corresponding class, and class time is used for complementary information, updates, deeper discussion, and questions.

Each class ends with a quiz on the videos. Practical exercises and lab sessions focus on complementary concepts.

Course Description

This course gives students a practical cybersecurity culture for daily professional and personal use. It focuses on understanding common attacks, recognizing information leaks, and adopting habits that reduce exposure without requiring a specialist security background.

Topics include information leakage, spam, malware, passwords, certificates, cryptography, metadata, USB-based attacks, and practical privacy/security tradeoffs.

Prerequisites

None.

Teaching Language

French.

Schedule

Topic	Materials
Course organization Reverse-course workflow, expected video preparation, quizzes, and assessment.	Organization slides
Cybersecurity primer and information leakage Vocabulary, common attacker goals, exposure of personal data, and basic risk reasoning.	Introduction slides Primer and leakage slides
Spam, malware, and everyday compromise paths Social engineering, malicious attachments, infection chains, and practical warning signs.	Spam and malware slides
Cryptography, passwords, and certificates Cryptographic concepts needed for digital hygiene, password choices, and certificate-based trust.	Cryptography slides Passwords and certificates slides
Security monitoring and metadata Practical exercises on technology watch and information that files leak about their authors and devices.	Technology watch lab Metadata lab
Rubber Ducky and local attack surface Hands-on view of USB-based attacks and the practical gap between user trust and device behavior.	Rubber Ducky lab Payload script
Encryption lab Practical manipulation of encryption tools and discussion of what encryption protects in realistic workflows.	Encryption lab
BadUSB project Multi-step project around BadUSB-style attacks, credential exposure, and defensive reasoning.	Project part 1 Project part 2 Project part 3 Firefox decrypt notebook Pico Ducky resources