Welcome to the Spring Quarter 2026 offering of ECS 198F: Introduction to Applied Cybersecurity! This course is designed as supplement instruction in cybersecurity theory (ECS 153A) through teaching technical cybersecurity skills and conducting hands-on cybersecurity labs. Our goal is to help you gain practical experience in security and prepare you for cybersecurity competitions, internships, and careers.
Canvas will be primarily used for assignment submission. Lecture notes will be posted here and students will be using the Cyber Security Club at UC Davis’ own server infrastructure for completing the assignments. We also have a discord channel on the club server for this class.
Assignments comprise 100% of your grade. No quizzes or exams. All assignments are due at 23:59 Pacific Time on the due date and should be formatted as a report following the rubric.
Up to 72 hours of late work accepted. Your grade will be reduced by 10% of the total grade per 24 hours (rounded up) of late submission. For example, if your original score was 90% and you submitted two days late, your final score will be 90% - (2 * 10%) = 70%. No submissions accepted after 72 hours.
All students are expected to adhere to the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct. No submission material should contain AI generated content. Violations may be reported to SJA.
This course is made possible with support from the Cyber Security Club at UC Davis and the corresponding infrastrucutre. We would like to thank Logan Hillyer, infrastructure manager, for providing technical support for the course.