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May 09, 2024
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NET 378 - Ethical Hacking
Course Department: Business
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2022
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 30
Total Lab Hours: 30
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course introduces the art of ethical hacking and security testing, thereby preparing students to be efficient security professionals. This course explores the tools and techniques that security professionals use to discover vulnerabilities and offer solutions to protect computer networks. Students will learn that by knowing what attackers know and think, they can better protect network resources from attacks. In addition to learning fundamental security testing concepts, students will gain practical knowledge in computer programming, documentation of security tests, ethical and legal ramifications, and discover that critical thinking skills and creativity are essential in security testing. This course will help students refine their critical thinking skills as they evaluate various technology topics and concepts while searching for underlying connections between the technology and how to apply those concepts in a lab setting, which is a skill that should be beneficial in any/all types of technology careers. This course will also help students gain hands-on technology literacy which will be of vital significance when making important work-related decisions.
Prerequisites: NET 563 - Log and Threat/Risk Analysis , NET 728 - Cisco Dev Ops
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face, virtual, and/or online
Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.
Course Fees: Face-to-Face: None; Online: 8-week online students will have a per credit hour e-book fee automatically charged to their account.
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
a. Explain Ethical Hacking Overview
b. Show TCP/IP Concepts Review
c. Analyze Network and Computer Attacks
d. Construct footprinting and Social Engineering
e. Develop Port Scanning
f. Detect Enumeration
g. Employ Programming for Security Professionals
h. Detect Desktop and Server OIS Vulnerabilities
i. Differentiate Embedded Operating Systems: The Hidden Threat
j. Compose Hacking Web Servers
k. Analyze Hacking Wireless Networks
l. Employ Cryptography
m. Deploy Network Protection Systems
Objectives:
Specific topic coverage includes:
a. Ethical Hacking Overview
b. TCP/IP Concepts Review
c. Network and Computer Attacks
d. Footprinting and Social Engineering
e. Port Scanning
f. Enumeration
g. Programming for Security Professionals
h. Desktop and Server OIS Vulnerabilities
i. Embedded Operating Systems: The Hidden Threat
j. Hacking Web Servers
k. Hacking Wireless Networks
l. Cryptography
m. Network Protection Systems
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