National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

The security testing course will cover black, white and gray box testing in the context of security. This will include coverage of penetration testing and security assessments as well as software testing.

Learning Objectives

  • Compare the advantages of black box versus white box in order to recommend a method for a given situation
  • Evaluate documentation and requirements in order to develop a security test plan
  • Identify and document potential software vulnerabilities by performing the testing identified in the security test plan
  • Recommend remediation and mitigations as a result of vulnerability identification during testing

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Test and Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Exploitation Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.