Cyber Attacks and Defenses

Catalog description

This course introduces cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, software and systems, compliance and assessment, security operations, security monitoring, and incident response, as well as the practices of penetration testing, a.k.a. ethical hacking, as a proactive measure to improving the overall security posture of a system or network. Students will learn to assess target systems and networks for vulnerabilities and exploits, detect security threats, and recommend and implement defensive, corrective, and preventative measures based on penetration test results. View Sample Syllabus