APPLIED NETWORK SECURITY (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain fundamental concepts of Ethical Hacking, malware and foundation for Ethical Hacking and malware; solve problem related to defense / hardness systems from vulnerabilities and systems hacking; explain acquired knowledge related to Penetration testing; perform a simulation using Hacking tools (Kali Linux 2019).

Topics:

1. Ethical Hacking & Malware;
2. Networking & Security Foundations;
3. Footprinting Open Source Intelligence;
4. Footprinting DNS;
5. Footprinting – Passive Reconnaissance;
6. Footprinting – Technology Intelligence;
7. Scanning Networks 1;
8. Scanning Networks 2;
9. Enumeration 1;
10. Enumeration 2;
11. System Hacking 1;
12. System Hacking 2;
13. Sniffing 1;
14. Sniffing 2;
15. Social Engineering;
16. Attacks;
17. Wireless Security 1;
18. Wireless Security 2;
19. Attack Defense : Web & DOS;
20. Attack Defense : Application Exploitation;
21. Cryptography : Encryption, Certificate authorities, Key Management;
22. Cryptography : Hashing, PGP & S/MIME, Disk and File Encryption;
23. Security Architecture and Design;
24. Security Architecture and Design : Application Security;
25. Cloud Computing : Overview, Architecture, Threats;
26. Internet of Things : Operational Technology.