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Cybersecurity is hard. We keep getting it wrong. Everyone keeps getting it wrong. The bad guys keep finding ways to harm and inconvenience us. How come? Why can't we keep them out?

This course is designed by Professor Richard Buckland.

We've uploaded the weekly podcasts here so you can come back and listen any time.

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Cybersecurity is hard. We keep getting it wrong. Everyone keeps getting it wrong. The bad guys keep finding ways to harm and inconvenience us. How come? Why can't we keep them out?

This course is designed by Professor Richard Buckland.

We've uploaded the weekly podcasts here so you can come back and listen any time.

CRISOS Provider code 00098G

studyonline.unsw.edu.au/online-programs/master-cyber-security
sec.edu.au

]]> no Ep 0.0 How to approach this course Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 0.0 Week 0 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. Professor Richard Buckland explains how to approach this course.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> security engineering,richard buckland,cybersecurity,online masters Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:51:56 -0800 CB2742F0-7FB8-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 0.1 Review of binary numbers Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 0.1 Week 0 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. Professor Richard Buckland gives a refresher on binary numbers.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> </div> security engineering,cybersecurity,richard buckland Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:44:22 -0800 81227B10-7FB9-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 0.2 Review exponentiation, powers and logs Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 0.2 Week 0 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. Professor Richard Buckland prepares you for the course with a review of exponentiation, powers and logs.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> </div> security engineering,online masters,richard buckland,cybersecurity Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:49:21 -0800 4D4F9650-7FE2-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 1.1 Security Engineering? What is Engineering? Richard Buckland <p> </p> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 1.1 Week 1 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. </p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Professor Richard Buckland explains what makes engineering engineering, and the role of security engineering.  Also measurement, skepticism, testing, review, openness/transparency, treatment of errors, standards, professionalism, closing the loop.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> security engineering,cybersecurity,richard buckland,online masters Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:05:27 -0800 D7549AD0-8005-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 1.2 Dealing with big numbers Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Episode 1.2 Week 1 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. </span> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Professor Richard Buckland explains h<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">ow engineers deal with big numbers. Estimation, exponential growth, reasonableness.  </span><br /></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> security engineering,cybersecurity,online masters,richard buckland Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:08:50 -0800 A46DA3E0-8006-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 1.3 Asymmetry: cryptographic protocols reloaded Richard Buckland <p>Episode 1.3 Week 1 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland revises CIA properties, confidentiality and Merkle.</p> <p> </p> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:15:26 -0800 4C48FBF0-8007-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 1.4 RSA Richard Buckland <p>Episode 1.4 Week 1 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland talks p<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">ublic Key Cryptography, the two keys, how it solves the key problems, problems still remaining, confidence and maths, how it works overview, worked example, now encrypt something.</span></p> security engineering,cybersecurity,richard buckland,online masters Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:18:36 -0800 0BEDF550-8008-11EB-AB433E55010DBBB5 Ep 2.1 Introduction to measuring information Richard Buckland <p>Episode 2.1 Week 2 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland starts this week explaining why it's important to measure information.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:17:09 -0800 908B8FD0-8552-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 2.2 Measuring work, measuring security Richard Buckland <p>Episode 2.2 Week 2 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland talks about measuring work and measuring security.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:01:52 -0800 4F2A7B20-8564-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 2.3 Measuring concrete Richard Buckland <p>Episode 2.3 Week 2 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. </p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland provides an example of how engineers quantify and measure to assure desired properties. A concrete example using...concrete.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:31:33 -0800 0BB09CC0-856F-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 2.4 Symmetric cryptography Part 1 Richard Buckland <p>Episode 2.4 Week 2 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>In the first of two episodes, Professor Richard Buckland talks about symmetric ciphers.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:36:05 -0800 0EC66DA0-8582-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 2.5 Symmetric cryptography Part 2 Richard Buckland <p>Episode 2.5 Week 2 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering. </p> <p>In the second of two parts, Professor Richard Buckland discusses symmetric ciphers.</p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:09:43 -0800 8CB59010-85EB-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 3.1 Risk Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 3.1 Week 3 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>This week is all about risk and integrity. In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland discusses risk.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:41:47 -0800 EB149150-8AA6-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 3.2 Integrity and the telegraph problem Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 3.1 Week 3 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>This week is all about risk and integrity. In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland talks about integrity and introduces the telegraph problem.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:45:11 -0800 9CDE7BD0-8AA7-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 3.3 Hashes and cryptographic hashes Richard Buckland <p>Episode 3.3 Week 3 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>This week is all about risk and integrity. In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland shares his love of hashing. </p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:52:58 -0800 CDCF3620-8AA8-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 3.4 Blockchain, bitcoin and hashing Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p>Episode 3.4 Week 3 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>This week is all about risk and integrity. In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland gives a refresher on blockchain, bitcoin and hashing. </p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> </div> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:47:24 -0800 4B8B3510-8ADA-11EB-B16DDAC021B0065E Ep 4.1 The fundamental problem of computer security Richard Buckland <p>Episode 4.1 Week 4 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>In this slightly eccentric episode, Professor Richard Buckland talks about the fundamental problem of computer security. </p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:08:26 -0800 E5B08870-902A-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 4.2 A is for Authentication Richard Buckland <p>Episode 4.1 Week 4 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</p> <p>Professor Richard Buckland explains authentication; the A property in the CIA triad.</p> <p>UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:14:18 -0800 CF011440-902B-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 4.3 Authentication protocols Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 4.3 Week 4 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland talks about authentication protocols and authentication in practice. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:54:23 -0800 51C15E80-902C-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 4.4 Attacking MFA Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 4.4 Week 4 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This week is all about authentication. In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland (or maybe it's Jess) explains attacking MFA. Bonus: no maths! </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:01:05 -0800 8D24F130-9103-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 4.5 Command and control (an introduction) Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 4.5 Week 4 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Continuing the theme of authentication, Professor Richard Buckland introduces command and control. You can listen to this episode while washing up or jogging - no maths, no diagrams, no pausing.  </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:06:53 -0800 9451AF10-9104-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 5.1 Encryption on the web Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 5.1 Week 5 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This week Professor Richard Buckland will teach you about accidents and safety, and PKI. In this episode, Richard explores encryption on the web. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:47:22 -0800 A1172010-9666-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 5.2 PKI and all that! Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 5.2 Week 5 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This week Professor Richard Buckland will teach you about accidents and safety, and PKI. In this episode, Richard explains PKI -- authentication on the web. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:14:57 -0800 D9AF70C0-966C-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 5.3 Diffie-Hellman, forward secrecy, MITM Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 5.3 Week 5 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This week Professor Richard Buckland will teach you about accidents and safety, and PKI. In this episode, Richard explains Diffie-Hellman, forward secrecy and man-in-the middle.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:28:04 -0800 4D2D3770-966E-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 5.4 Safety culture, errors, accidents and just culture Richard Buckland <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 5.4 Week 5 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This week Professor Richard Buckland will teach you about accidents and safety, and PKI. In this episode, Richard discusses the important topices of safety culture, errors and accidents, and just culture. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:31:50 -0800 25EBD1C0-966F-11EB-AA1CFABE1C9F2370 Ep 6.1 Compliance Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 6.1 Week 6 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In the final week of the course, Professor Richard Buckland will focus on security by design. In this episode, Richard talks about compliance and checklists. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> </div> Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:53:34 -0800 14C3EC60-9B52-11EB-891FCAE7EE518C80 Ep 6.2 Security by design Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 6.2 Week 6 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In this episode, Professor Richard Buckland discusses in detail the theme for the final week: security by design.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> </div> </div> Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:06:40 -0800 EF1E18D0-9B53-11EB-891FCAE7EE518C80 Ep 6.3 Protocols Richard Buckland <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <div id="collapse-video-desc" class="collapse mb-3 unsw-collapse-peak show"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Episode 6.1 Week 6 ZZEN9203 Principles of Security Engineering.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In the final week of the course, the focus is on security by design. In this episode about protocols, Professor Richard Buckland summarises and joins together the individual cryptographic primitives we have been studying over this course. </span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">UNSW CRICOS Provider code 00098G</span></p> </div> </div> Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:13:26 -0800 52E38520-9B55-11EB-891FCAE7EE518C80