CS 3710

this class focused more on information security and the industry, not so much with technical concepts etc. It was enjoyable and fairly easy, but if you're looking for something more technical that isn't how Orebaugh teaches it

Professor Orebaugh teaches this class very differently from other professors. Her primary focus is on teaching important industry-related concepts as opposed to hands-on programming assignments. The homework assignments typically consist of following along with a step-by-step guide for using different cybersecurity tools like Wireshark. Because of this, the class is incredibly easy, to be frank, to the point that it barely registered as important on most weeks. Professor Orebaugh is wonderfully energetic and passionate, but the class leaves a lot to be desired in terms of long term useful content if you are more interested in cybersecurity research. The final exam is a fun CTF that is the most challenging part of the class, but is still fairly simple to figure out given enough time (it's open internet)

Easy A course. She taught very interesting material without making the course any difficult. The readings are not super important, the labs are essentially guided, quizzes are open note and can easily be handled by looking at her lecture slides. The only thing I did not like about her course is how shallow it is. She focuses more on information security rather than the technical aspect such as company policies and etc, so some chapters feel like a business course than CS course. It would be much more enjoyable if she did more in-depth technical stuff.

Angela's amazing!! It's so interesting, she really makes the lectures engaging. And dumbs it down and explains it in a way that sticks in your head. It's soo easy too. She even gave hints to everyone on the final exam, and even gave me extra hints on Piazza when I couldn't figure out a question lol take it with her!! Highly recommend it.

Also, don't bother with the readings. They're boring. You can just Cntl+F the answers on the quizzes

Angela's amazing!! It's so interesting, she really makes the lectures engaging. And dumbs it down and explains it in a way that sticks in your head. It's soo easy too. She even gave hints to everyone on the final exam, and even gave me extra hints on Piazza when I couldn't figure out a question lol take it with her!! Highly recommend it.

Also, don't bother with the readings. They're boring. You can just Cntl+F the answers on the quizzes

Very chill course, a good survey of cybersecurity as a career and technical field. She has a good amount of industry experience and it shows: a lot of the material was about cybersecurity administration and roles. All of the jargon and theory can get a little boring. However, we also got our hands dirty with actual penetration tools in a Linux virtual machine which was the highlight of the class. The labs are almost too easy, usually just copy-pasting the commands and copy-pasting the outputs. If you take the time to understand everything, though, you can still learn a lot.
If you really wanted to, you could skip the readings and lectures and still get a good grade. The quizzes were the kind that come straight from the slides, and for open note that definitely helps.
Overall, interesting and chill, definitely worth your time. But if you're expecting a a lot of technical depth or a deep dive into how cybersecurity tools work under the hood, this won't be the course for you.
#tCFspring2021

If you're looking for an easy A for a CS elective, this is it. The professor is very nice and chill and does a great job of covering the material. The workload is also very manageable, especially for a CS class. I highly recommend taking Cyber with Angela Orebaugh. #tCFspring2022

Angela is the one to take this class with. Super interesting course! I learned a lot about cybersecurity starting from basically zero. This was the perfect elective to finish out my minor. Labs are easy to go through and very well explained. The cyberchat was also not too hard. She offers in person, recorded, and zoom lectures and you can just pick which one works for you. I stopped showing up in person which was sad, but it didn't affect my grade negatively at all. #tCFF23

A must-take course for any CS student. Prof. Orebaugh is an experienced expert in the field. She has a background working for consulting firms and tech companies as a cybersecurity specialist. She taught in a very friendly way and explains everything in details and will answer anything that you are unfamiliar with. She recorded her lectures so that we could go back and rewatch at anytime. The assignments are pretty straightforward and the grading is usually generous. Overall, it covers pretty much everything you need including Linux, Hacking Tools, Analyzing Skills, etc., to move forward towards advanced level CS courses. You won't regret taking this course with Prof. Orebaugh! Trust me!

Angela is the goat and I mean that entirely. She makes the material so accessible and fun. You don't necessarily need to do class to do well, but if you can you should. Her lecture style enhances the class SO much. As someone with no hacking experience, it was cool to get to learn how it happens and how to protect programs I'm writing from it. The final is more of a hackathon type thing which is super fun