SENG 484

Course Code & Number

SENG 484

Course Title

Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+2) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Introduction to the principles for penetration testing or ethical hacking. Ethics of hacking and cracking. Reconnaissance. Scanning tools. Pentesting tools. Sniffers. TCP/IP Vulnerabilities. Encryption and password cracking. Spoofing. Session hijacking. Hacking network devices. Trojan horses. Denial-of-Service attacks. Buffer overflows. Programming exploits. Mail vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities. Windows exploits and vulnerabilities. Linux, Mac exploits and vulnerabilities. Open-source tools used in ethical hacking and penetration testing. Commercial alternatives to open-source tools. Physical attacks and defenses. Honeynets/honeypots. New hacker tools and platforms.