This course will provide students with practice and skill-building exercises required to identify and document security vulnerabilities. The student will learn penetration testing in a lab environment using ethical principles to secure a computer data environment. Upon completion students will be able to provide an in-depth understanding of secure communications channels, devices and media.
CIS212
10021 Balls Ford Rd
Suite 100
Manassas, VA 20109
5234 Airport Rd NW
Suite 200
Roanoke, VA 24012
11104 W Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060
800 Moorefield Park Dr.
Richmond, VA 23236
5555 Greenwich Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
1001 Omni Blvd
Newport News, VA 23606
4800 Airport Center Pkwy
Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28208
7802 Airport Center Dr
Greensboro, NC 27409
4101 Doie Cope Rd
Raliegh, NC 27613
1001 Keys Dr
Suite 100
Greenville, SC 29615
250 Berryhill Rd
Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29210
3800 Paramount Dr
Charleston, SC 29405
660 Century Point
Suite 1050
Lake Mary, FL 32746
4715 Fredericksburg Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
Assess ethical and legal requirements of security assessment and penetration testing and determine a strategy to comply with these requirements. Analyze different phases of hacking and recommend the strategy to use ethical hacking for assessing security of various components of information system. Compare and contrast different hacking techniques and analyze the legal implications of hacking. Examine different vulnerabilities, threats and attacks to information systems and recommend countermeasures. Compare and contrast various network security assessment and hacking tools. Assess various network security techniques and tools and implement appropriate level of information security controls based on evidence, information, and research.
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
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