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Week 7 — Reflection & Review (pre-Midterm)

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Week 7 — Reflection & Review (pre-Midterm)

No new content. Consolidate Weeks 1–6 and prepare for the midterm (Weeks 8–9).

✅ This week — what to do

  1. Before class — review Weeks 1–6 (slides, your worksheets, the CWE/OWASP list).
  2. In class (300 min) — cumulative review quiz (../../quizzes/quiz1.md) → Security Jeopardymock CTF in the exam format (mock-ctf.md) → debrief.
  3. Prepare — note weak areas; the midterm is Weeks 8–9.

Time breakdown: AGENDA.md.

🎯 Signature activity — "Security Jeopardy"

Team quiz-show across all six topics with point values and a final wager:

Threat ModelingToolingCryptoInjectionXSSAuth & Access

🧪 Mock CTF

A short mixed mini-CTF in the exact format of Week 9 so there are no surprises — injection, XSS, auth/IDOR, crypto. → mock-ctf.md (mock-ctf.md) (with hints).

Deliverable

Each student submits a one-page cheat sheet (eligible as an open-note aid in the exam, if the instructor allows).

Covers

Weeks 1–6: threat modeling, SDLC & tooling, cryptography, injection, XSS, authn/authz.