CIST 0135 - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

3 Credit Hours

This course provides students with valuable skills, knowledge and practice needed in ethical hacking and penetration testing. Students will understand the importance of vulnerability assessments and gain industry knowledge and skills in penetration testing. The course helps students learn how to attack and assess different types of systems and networks. Upon completing the course, students will learn how to secure information systems against attacks such as viruses, worms, and other system weaknesses that pose significant danger to organizational data.

Pre-requisites: CIST 0125 - Network Security.