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Ethical Hacking
This course introduces students to common computer vulnerabilities as well as exploits and techniques used by hackers. Students will develop countermeasures to mitigate attacks and strengthen system security. Topics covered include vulnerability scanning, social engineering, denial of service attacks, intrusion detection, buffer overflow and penetration testing.
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Contact Information
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210
Course Overview
Overall Proficiency Level
2 - Intermediate
Course Catalog Number
IT 239
Course Prerequisites
IT 150- Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials and IT 230- Linux Fundamentals
Training Purpose
Skill Development
Specific Audience
All
Delivery Method
Online, Instructor-Led
Classroom
Course Location
12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210
Learning Objectives
Perform reconnaissance and footprinting procedures to collect information about potential targets.
Describe common social engineering attacks and policies to mitigate them.
Demonstrate password-cracking techniques and develop measures to strengthen passwords.
Deploy Metasploit framework to perform penetration testing on various systems.
Attack web applications using cross-site scripting (XSS), command injection and client-side exploitations.
Perform network analysis using common sniffing tools.
Install backdoors to compromise access privileges and system integrity.
Describe common attacks against cryptographic security measures.
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
- Threat Analysis
- Vulnerability Assessment and Management
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