Mar 28, 2024  
Mercy College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Mercy College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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IASP 355 - Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking


Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): CISC 335 - Computer Networks .
This course introduces the underlying principles and techniques associated with the cybersecurity practice known as penetration testing and ethical hacking. Student will learn about the entire penetration testing processes and practices. It includes planning, reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, and result reporting. As systems are penetrated and attacked in ethical testing method, the degree of systems’ weak points or the level of security strengths will be assessed. The course discusses the assessment related to integrating penetration testing into a software development life cycle and assesses the pit-falls associated with traditional penetration testing practices as well as making recommendations for improving the practices. In all cases, students will develop an excellent understanding of current cybersecurity issues and ways that user, administrator, and programmer errors can lead to exploitable insecurities.



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