CEC 449 Cybersecurity Principles Exam 2026

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CEC 449: First Semester Examination for CEC449, Cybersecurity Principles, College of Technology, University of Buea, instructor Mr. Tatsachou Dieunedort, time allowed 2 hours. Part 1 (35 marks) covers Concepts and Building Blocks of Cybersecurity: explaining cyber space, cyber economy and cyber security; stating and explaining five tools for designing robust, secure products; the use and components of a digital certificate. Part 2 (35 marks) covers Risk Management and Security Terminologies: explaining asset, threat and vulnerability with two examples each; the seven phases of the intrusion kill chain; three vulnerability factors considered in risk management; and explaining keylogger attacks, zero-day attacks and birthday attacks.