Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet (OJ)

The digital landscape is evolving at an unprecedented rate with unknown threats lurking around every corner. Cybersecurity resilience in the modern world cannot be just an addon - it's a necessity. Organizations must build cybersecurity resilience, and offensive security professionals like Ethical Hackers and Penetration Testers can help proactively discover unknown threats and address them before cybercriminals do.

This course is designed to prepare learners with the Ethical Hacker skillset. By doing real-world inspired hands-on practice labs, learners develop essential workforce readiness skills to lay a solid foundation in offensive security.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
- Understand the mindset and tactics of threat actors
- Use several offensive security tools in proficient way
- Scope, execute and report vulnerability assessments
- Recommend mitigation strategies
- Understand the ethical aspect of hacking

By the end of the course, students have learned how to use ethical hacking tools to find, assess, and exploit vulnerabilities in a range of simulated and real-world targets.

Sisältö (OJ)

- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
- Testing tools and environments
- Planning and Scoping a Test
- Information Gathering
- Exploiting Vulnerabilities
- Post-exploitation
- Analysis and Reporting

Esitietovaatimukset (OJ)

- Entry-level cybersecurity knowledge
- Basic programming knowledge
- Introductory level knowledge of Networking Additional experience with cybersecurity, firewalls, Linux, and programming is a plus.

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty (OJ)

Requirements for a Passing Grade

- The student understands the fundamental principles of offensive cybersecurity testing, knows the most common attack types, and can test these attack types.
- The student is capable of using cybersecurity testing tools safely and efficiently.
- The student recognizes the ethical boundaries of hacking and can operate within the confines of accepted practices and contracts.
- The student is capable of identifying vulnerabilities and creating a proof-of-concepts for those vulnerabilities.
-The student can produce a clear and understandable report on the results of the test, including identified vulnerabilities and recommended remedial actions.

Requirements for a Failing Grade

- The student does not meet the requirements for a passing grade.

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/hylätty