Practical Attack and Defence Techniques (C0228), 3 op

Basic information

Prerequisites

Introduction to Information Security,
IT Security,
Local Area Networks (CCNA 1)

Course contents (core content level)

After completing the course student has tried out different ways to attack computer systems in laboratory enviroment.
The course show practically what secury is or isn't.
The course subjects:
- Google hacking
- Hiding your presence in the Internet
- Network scanning techinques
- Port scanning techinques
- gaining access to computer systems and getting root priviledges
- using rootkits
- password cracking

Course contents (additional)

- Software protection methods

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

Student is familiar with different attack methods and can consider ways to protect.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

Student can locate weakly protected computers and break into them. Also student knows how hide their presence in the computer.
Student knows how to crack passwords.
Student knows how to use Trojan horses and how to install them without the victim knowing it.
Student knows how to attack computer systems.

Recommended reading

Teaching and learning strategies

Laboratory / lectures 28 h
Exercises 12 h
Project work 20 h
Self study 20 h
TOTAL 80 h

Teaching methods and student workload

Lectures and assignments
Self-study
Project
Learning tasks / Assignments

Assessment weighting and grading

Related competences of the degree programme

Telecommunications
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge