CYBR 485 Ethical Hacking and Security
This course will instruct students in techniques used by hackers to identify vulnerabilities and facilitate the development of solutions for hardening systems and improving system and network security. Effective use of penetration testing tools and the use of proactive offensive security tactics will be emphasized. Students are exposed to various computer hacking skills and analyze various protective measures and their effectiveness. Students will scan, test, hack, and secure systems. Implement perimeter defenses, scan, and attack virtual networks. Other topics include intrusion detection, social engineering, foot printing, DDoS attacks, buffer overflows, SQL injection, privilege escalation, trojans, backdoors, and wireless hacking. Legal restrictions and ethical guidelines will be emphasized. Prerequisite