• Online, Self-Paced

This course introduces common activities performed during the process of Ethical Hacking and provides a basic foundation of common attack techniques and examples of hacking tools.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to perform basic penetration testing, including:

  • Understanding authorization and scope that define ethical hacking
  • Implementing the penetration testing process
  • Applying the fundamentals of attacker techniques and the ATT&CK framework
  • High level overview of the hacking skills and tools knowledge domain

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

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.