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CYS 2151 - Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing I

Credits: 3

Introduces students to ethical hacking and penetration testing using the latest open source software, techniques, and methodologies used by hackers and security professionals to lawfully hack an organization. Ethical hackers are employed by corporations for the purpose of testing their networks for weaknesses. Topics include stages of ethical hacking, foot printing and reconnaissance, scanning networks, enumeration, and vulnerability analysis. Emphasis will be given to the legal and ethical issues related to hacking. This course is the first of two Ethical Hacking courses, and covers the first part of the CEH exam content requirements.

Prerequisite: CYS 2111  
Prerequisite/Corequisite: none
Corequisite: none
Previous CST*267, CST*284, CST*285