Ethical Hacking MQF LEVEL
6
STMARTINS.EDU/COMPUTING
TOTAL CREDITS: 7ECTS
This unit aims to give students awareness on ethical hacking and its legality, together with an insight into various tools and techniques related to the field. At the end of this unit the student will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to: — recognise different terminologies related to hacking; — define what is ethical hacking; — understand the legality of ethical hacking; — appreciate different hacking tools used and their applications; — recognise the risks involved in social engineering; — understand different hacking techniques involved in user side attacks and server side attacks; — recognise vulnerabilities related to the different operating systems. The assessment for this unit will be computed using the following weighting system: — 70% Assessed Coursework — 30% Examinations
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