ITS-2500 - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing* (3)

Co-requisite: ITS-2190 ; ITS-2536

Students learn how intruders, including hackers, attack systems and networks as well as best ethical practices for scanning, auditing, penetration testing, and securing assigned systems. In addition, students will explore how intruders escalate privileges, strategies for preempting attacks as well as the legal and ethical nature of security countermeasures. For students who plan to use personal computers, this course may have specific computing requirements. Please refer to the Quick Link for Computing Requirements on the School of Professional and Technical Services webpage and Cybersecurity Center webpage.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Discuss the fundamental concepts of ethical hacking.

CO2 - Identify and analyze the stages an ethical hacker undertakes in order to compromise a target system.

CO3 - Identify and utilize tools and techniques needed to carry out a successful penetration test.

CO4 - Critically evaluate security techniques used to protect system and user data.

Course Fee: $25

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