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Course Number:
CSCI 5619
Approved Starting Semester:
Fall 2025
Course Title:
Graduate Ethical Hacking and Offensive Security
Course Description (Bulletin Description):
This course will instruct students in techniques used by hackers to identify vulnerabilities and facilitate the development of solutions for hardening systems and improving system and network security. Effective use of penetration testing tools and the use of proactive offensive security tactics will be emphasized.
Prerequisite:
CSCI 5200
Co-requisite:
None
Pre/Co-requisite::
None
Dual-Listed:
CSCI 4619
Course Objectives (Course-level Student Learning Outcomes):
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to: • Produce a penetration test authorization and rules of engagement document • Contrast penetration testing methodologies • Derive system reconnaissance and network scan to detect open ports and vulnerable systems • Elaborate social engineering techniques for a penetration test • Compile penetration test scanning results to exploit vulnerabilities • An understanding of Offensive techniques.
Topics Covered (In Outline/Calendar):
• Phases of Penetration Testing • Footprinting • Scanning • Enumeration • System Hacking • Trojans Viruses & Worms • Sniffing Traffic • Social Engineering • Denial of Service • Session Hijacking • Hacking Web Servers • Web Applications • SQL Injection • Wireless • Mobile Hacking • IDS, Firewalls & Honeypots • Buffer Overflows • Cryptography • NAC-Checks - Machine Data Gathering • Annoyance - false ports, services, and directories • Attribution - Attacker Identification (Web bugs)
Student Learning Outcomes:
Not applicable for this course
Course Coordinator:
Mr. Barry Bruster
Instructor-in-charge:
Mr. Barry Bruster
Previous Professors:
Mr. Barry Bruster
Technologies / Skills:
Techniques used by hackers, hardening systems, penetration testing
Textbook(s):
Summer 2025
Title: Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures
Edition: 4TH
Author: ORIYANO
Publisher: JONES+BART
ISBN: 978-1284248999
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