CSS280 Ethical Hacking

This course covers ways that computers and networks are attacked by hackers using techniques and common utilities. Learners explore security threats and ways that system vulnerabilities are exploited to attack systems. Topics include Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), ethical hacking techniques, sniffers, protocols, social engineering, vulnerability analysis, and penetration testing to ensure infrastructure security.

Prerequisite

CSS250 or Approval; PHIL340 or PHIL310 or PHIL306 or PHIL301 or PHIL101

Corequisite

None

Credits

4

Distribution

Computer Science/Engineering/Information Technology