Offensive Cybersecurity
Description
The Offensive Cybersecurity course aims to equip students with knowledge and technical skills in the fields of Penetration Testing and Offensive Security Tactics. The course will introduce the tools used in these fields and provide students hands-on experience to accomplish a mock engagement. Students will also learn the reporting structure and professional standards of a Security Engineer. The course also aims to equip students with skills that can be used and/or transferred to professional certifications exams/courses recognized by the industry. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: ❖ Apply the key tools and methodologies used in Offensive Security ❖ Assess the ethical considerations to perform Offensive Security ❖ Analyse and evaluate Offensive Security test projects ❖ Satisfy the reporting requirements for Offensive Security
Requisites
Prerequisites: CS440 - Pre-req
Co-requisites: None
Anti-requisites: None
Attributes
Department: SCIS
Course Level: Undergraduate
Tracks: CS/IS: Cybersecurity Track IS/T4BS: Product Development Track
Areas: IS Depth Electives IT Solution Development Electives
Learning Outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcomes
Disciplinary knowledge
Competencies
Cloud Computing, Pattern Recognition Systems, Problem-solving & analysis, Security Administration, Security Architecture