This course introduces students to the techniques of offensive security through hands-on exercises using tools for evaluating system and network security. This course covers the techniques and principles of exploitation of computer and network vulnerabilities, monitoring tools, and identifying potential defensive measures.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: CYB334
Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
Explain the implications and ethics of performing offensive security.
Analyze the role and techniques of ethical hacking to assess and protect systems’ resources.
Apply open source intelligence (OSINT) for reconnaissance.
Explain the process for finding and assessing security risks, vulnerabilities and threats.
Use tools to exploit vulnerabilities.
Evaluate and document system vulnerabilities and security status.
Explain the different types of malwares and their propagation techniques.
Demonstrate social engineering attacks in ethical hacking contexts.
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
