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UQU Programs
Cybersecurity

Ethical Hacking

SEC4403
3 hours English

Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacking
SEC3204 Software Security
3 hours One requisite
SEC3302 Network Security
3 hours Two requisites
1 Introduction to Ethical Hacking
2 Flaw Hypothesis, OSSTMM, and other pentesting methodologies
3 Identify Flaws and bugs from Documentation, source code analysis and possible vulnerabilities (Applications vulnerabilities)
4 Vulnerability Scanning (network and services based vulnerabilities)
5 Families of Attacks based on the identified vulnerabilities
6 Enumeration and Footprinting
7 Discover and identify possible Attack surface
8 Develop exploits for Linux and Windows based applications
9 Exploit the discovered vulnerabilities (Application, Web, Network, Services)
10 Post-exploitation
11 Preparing a good pentesting report
1.1 Mapped to: K1

Discuss and compare families of attacks.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Readings
Assessment Methods Midterm Exam Final Exam
1.2 Mapped to: K1

Recognize different exploits development methods

Teaching Strategy Lectures Readings
Assessment Methods Midterm Exam Final Exam
1.3 Mapped to: K1

Explain different types of vulnerabilities

Teaching Strategy Lectures Readings
Assessment Methods Midterm Exam Final Exam
2.1 Mapped to: S2

Plan and perform penetration testing on a system or a network.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Labs Readings
Assessment Methods Lab Assignments
2.2 Mapped to: S2

Use debugging and scanning tools to analyze different applications.

Teaching Strategy Lab Project
Assessment Methods Lab Assignments Project Assessment
2.3 Mapped to: S2

Develop exploits and use them to exploit vulnerabilities

Teaching Strategy Lab Project
Assessment Methods Lab Assignments Project Assessment
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Recognize the potential impact of ethical hacking activities on individuals, organizations, and society, and demonstrating a commitment to using these skills for the benefit of society.

Teaching Strategy Lab Project
Assessment Methods Lab Assignments Project Assessment
Assessment
Weight
Project
20%
Lab Assignments
20%
Midterm
20%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%