CS640: Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
15

Overview

This course introduces penetration testing as a means for organizations to build a stronger information security profile. This course presents the penetration testing process, as well as a view into the tools that are used in the industry and how they can be applied.

In the course project, Penetration Testing Plan: Creating Rules of Engagement and Scope for Penetration Testing, students create the rules of engagement and scoping documentation for a case study company. Students will complete a series of assignments that provide hands-on experience in working through the penetration testing planning process and in documenting such plans for an organization.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Evaluate legal and ethical issues surrounding penetration testing.
  • Classify the phases of penetration testing.
  • Analyze how reconnaissance can be used in a penetration test.
  • Plan for scanning tools and techniques to form the basis of the later penetration testing phases.
  • Explain the place of system exploitation in penetration testing, differentiating web exploitation from system exploitation.
  • Design methods to maintain access to a compromised system, and when this technique might be used.
  • Create a rules of engagement and scoping document for conducting a penetration test at an organization.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Special Requirements

NOTE: The CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide is a required resource that you will use throughout this set of specialization courses for Cyber Security. It is listed as a required text in all Cyber Security courses. You only need to purchase it once, unless later editions of the guide are released as you pursue the specialization.

Required Texts
CS640 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore