Course content

Ethical hacking and penetration testing - definitions

Penetration testing methodologies

Hands-on penetration testing

Learning outcome

Knowledge: 

Explain how a penetration test is planned, executed, documented and terminated.

Account for vulnerabilities in general and common services running on internal and external servers for a generic company.

Predict client side vulnerabilities and use the new methods for security breaches that may occur here.

Skills:

Master the most common hacking and penetration testing tools and apply these tools to perform simple penetration testing tasks.

Carry out structured and effective search for security issues in computer systems and computer networks.

Construct  effective penetration tests given existing threats towards software, networks, and network services.

Use and abuse access to one system in order to gather more information about the networks and services used by this system.

General competence:

Awareness of vulnerabilities in software both at server and client side, with an extra focus on network applications.

Sensitivity for potential vulnerabilities in the computer systems and networks of a generic company, and ability to make an analysis of potential threats based on a network description.

Overview of a wide set of tools for testing and accessing systems and networks.

Learning methods and activities

Forelesninger|Lab.øvelser|Prosjektarbeid

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:

2 (two) approved exercises.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

IMT2282 Operating systems

Course materials

Thomas Wilhelm (2013). Professional Penetration Testing, Second Edition: Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab 2nd Edition.

Georgia Weidman (2014). Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking 1st Edition

Additional materials

Lee Allen (2012). Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments: The Ultimate Security Guide.

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