Ethical Hacking and Systems Defense

Catalog description

CSCI 4463. Ethical Hacking and Systems Defense. Technical study of offensive and defensive techniques for protecting cyber assets. Security testing, risk mitigation techniques, and threat response. Penetration testing theory, techniques, and tools; network, systems, and application vulnerability scanning; risk analysis and response; and intrusion detection and response. Prerequisites: CSCI 3423 and CSCI 4313 . Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.