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Penetration Testing

University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba , Australia
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Computer Programming | Cybersecurity | Network Security
Area of study
Information and Communication Technologies
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On campus
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English
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2023-03-01-
2023-03-01-
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Course Specification

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CSC8101 Penetration Testing

Course Details

  • Units: 1
  • School or Department: School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing
  • Grading basis: Graded
  • Course fee schedule:

Requisites

  • Pre-requisite: CSC8100

Overview

Penetration testing or ethical hacking involves testing computer systems, networks or web applications for security vulnerabilities which a hacker could potentially exploit. This course provides students with the skills to perform penetration testing to determine whether a system is vulnerable and to suggest countermeasures to the system owner.


This course provides students with practical experience attempting to break into computer systems for the purpose of stress testing and discovering weaknesses. Students will be using a list of exploits which they are expected to successfully exercise on a series of target systems provided.


Course Offers

  • Study period: Semester 1, 2023
    • Mode: On-campus
      • Campus: Springfield
    • Mode: On-campus
      • Campus: Toowoomba
    • Mode: Online

Acknowledgement

The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. Further, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.


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