IT 387 Ethical Hacking
This course is an introduction to offensive security topic with emphasis on ethical hacking. This class will immerse the students into an interactive environment to learn the tools and techniques to scan, test, hack and secure their own systems. Students will be exposed to current techniques used by attackers and provide strategies to defend these attacks using both Windows and Linux Systems. The learning environment will give students knowledge and practical experience with the current essential security systems. Students will be taught how perimeter defenses work, how intruders escalate privileges and steps to take to secure a system. Students will also learn about Intrusion Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, DDoS Attacks, Buffer Overflows and Virus Creation.
Prerequisite
PREREQUISITES;
IT 320,
IT 372 and Junior Standing