Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing I

Catalog description

Basics in penetration testing of computer networks. This is the first of two courses addressing Vulnerability Management. A virtual lab is used to gain experience through hands-on lab exercises. Students learn to use the well-known open-source Metasploit computer security project to understand security vulnerabilities and how to use this tool for penetration testing, testing the control tools and how to conduct monitoring of an enterprise. In the course students are introduced to: system security and vulnerability analysis, the most common system exploits and vulnerabilities, system pivoting and client-side exploits. In this seminar students are introduced to open-source tools, in particular, the Metasploit Framework (MSF). Students learn how to assess enterprise security controls and system vulnerability and learn to document their findings. This course is designed for penetration testers, system security and network administrators.