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2015-2016 University Catalog

AIT 702 - Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
The course presents students with a principled approach to ethical hacking, and offers an in-depth analysis of the overall process, including aspects related to scanning, testing, ethically attacking, and eventually securing systems and networks. The course covers popular attack tools such as Social Engineering and DDoS, and concludes with a discussion about open challenges and current research in the area.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program in Applied IT and 3 credits of coursework in security fundamentals, or permission of instructor.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
When Offered: Spring