Information Security and Penetration Testing

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Information Security is at the center stage of the world. This course provides an exciting opportunity to study the psychology and technical tools/techniques that hackers utilize to infiltrate networks. The goal of this course is to know how to identify and document real world legal and ethical penetration test for an organization. We will look at the full life cycle of a corporate sponsored penetration test. You will work with peer reviewed case studies and hands on tools such as Nmap, Nessus, Wireshark, Cain & Abel, Hydra, Pineapple, etc. This course ends with a final student report that a corporation can use as a guiding factor to immediately mitigate k nown vulnerabilities. The management -focused CISM is the global ly accepted standard for individuals who design, build and manage enterprise information security programs. CISM is the leading credential for information security managers. The recent quarterly IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI) from Foote Partners ranked CISM among the most sought-after and highest-paying IT certifications.