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

This course provides an in depth examination of the infrastructure assessment and penetration testing process and the strategies for designing and maintaining a defensive infrastructure.

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

Learning Objectives

  1. Define the overall process of infrastructure assessment.
  2. Describe the goals of a penetration test Identify and Explain the processes and techniques for mitigating risks identified in an infrastructure assessment.
  3. Explain the goals and content for communicating the results of a penetration test and remediation plan to a managerial audience.
  4. Evaluate current research and write a research paper based on an Infrastructure Defense topic.

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 Infrastructure Support
  • Incident Response
  • Program/Project Management and Acquisition
  • Technology R&D
  • Threat 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.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.