Ethical Hacking: Research and Course Compilation
Matero, Ida (2016)
Matero, Ida
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120619205
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016120619205
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The constant leaps forward in all technological areas have begun to cause increasing amounts of concern to both business owners and private individuals. Security is one of the areas where constant education and improvement is required in order to keep a system inaccessible for unauthorized personnel.
Ethical hacking is a form of penetration testing where the tester takes the role of a legitimate attacker and attempts to access the system through unauthorized means. This attack shows the vulnerabilities in the system and network and points out the components which must be hardened in case of a true attack.
The objective of this project was to gather and compile information into a course on Ethical Hacking. The course consists of ten chapters made of PowerPoint lectures and is planned to be complemented by the Netlab+ practical exercise labs on penetration testing.
The target audience for the course is students with intermediate knowledge on internet technology and networking, but no prior knowledge on penetration testing is required.
Ethical hacking is a form of penetration testing where the tester takes the role of a legitimate attacker and attempts to access the system through unauthorized means. This attack shows the vulnerabilities in the system and network and points out the components which must be hardened in case of a true attack.
The objective of this project was to gather and compile information into a course on Ethical Hacking. The course consists of ten chapters made of PowerPoint lectures and is planned to be complemented by the Netlab+ practical exercise labs on penetration testing.
The target audience for the course is students with intermediate knowledge on internet technology and networking, but no prior knowledge on penetration testing is required.