National CAE Designated Institution
  • Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This course focuses on detection of network and system vulnerabilities by taking an attacker-like approach to system, network, and data access.

Topics include network attacks and defenses, Operating System and application vulnerabilities, social engineering attacks, and malware. Ethical, legal implications of network attacks are also discussed.

Offered fully online or hybrid (1 lecture/week), 3 Credit hours. Instructor led.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify what an ethical hacker can and cannot do legally.
  2. Identify security threats and vulnerabilities.
  3. Use hacking tools to locate and fix security leaks.
  4. Identify operating systems vulnerabilities.
  5. Describe possible attacks on cryptosystems.
  6. Describe network security devices.

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

  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Targets

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.