This course introduces students to penetration testing, network vulnerabilities, and hacking. Topics include an overview of traditional network security, system hardening, and known weaknesses.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate weaknesses of traditional and wireless network for the purpose of incident response, reconstruction, and forensic investigation.
Framework Connections
Specialty Areas
- Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
Feedback
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