Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University), Informatics Institute

Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence

Thesis: Multi-Perspective Analysis and Systematic Benchmarking for Binary-Classification Performance Evaluation Instruments (Full Text) (Abstract, Visual Abstract)

Gazi Üniversitesi (Gazi University), Department of Computer Engineering

Information Security

Thesis Topic: Analysis, Design and Implementation of Computer Activity Monitoring and Countermeasures

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (Bosphorus University), Department of Industrial Engineering

Course attendance, no graduation.

İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Istanbul Technical University) , Double Major: Control and Computer Engineering

Thesis: Multi-Perspective Analysis and Systematic Benchmarking for Binary-Classification Performance Evaluation Instruments (Full Text) (Abstract, Visual Abstract)

İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Istanbul Technical University), English Preparatory Program

Distant Education Program, Cyber ​​Security Non-Thesis Master's Program

• Information security and its aspects: beyond C-I-A triad

• Cyberspace and security

• Information and cyber security principles

• Cyber defense: pitfalls and dilemmas

• Hack, hacking, and hackers: white, gray, and black hat

• Cyber threats, threat actors

• Cyber attacks: taxonomy and elements

• Indicator of comprimise: pyramid of pain and TTP

• Cyber threat intelligence

• Emerging threats, cyber risks, risk mitigation

• Cyber Kill Chain® by Lockheed Martin: offensive and defensive perspective

• MITRE's ATT&CK Knowledge Base and Attack Navigator

• Other kill chain and attack models

• Risk, cyber risk and components, risk mitigation strategies and controls

• History and global approaches in cyber defense

• Computer programs and software

• Software life cycle and stakeholders: software supply chain attacks

• (Normal) software vs. malicious software

• Offensive and defensive view of software

• Malicious software taxonomy

• Malware propagation and infection

• Risk factors for malware

• Trust in software: Ken Thompson

• Protection ring

• Workforce in cyber security

• Information: going up in the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) ladder

• Parkerian hexad

• Information security classification and labeling

• Critical threat in software security: fragmentation (desktop, mobil [Android/iOS] cases)

• Insider threats in software development life cycle and defense

• Payloads: from easter eggs to malicios ones

• Turing machine and universal turing machine

• Virus: biolagical vs cyber

• Computer virus history, life cycle, infection, risks, and mitigation

A course series for information and computer security

Over 50 hours of courses:

• A-The Foundations (14 hours, 46 lessons)

• B-The Middle Level (16 hours, 57 lessons)

• C-The Advanced Level (12 hours, 44 lessons)

• E-Introduction to Malware (11 hours, 50 lessons)