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<p>This subject teaches students ethical hacking principles and skills with the ultimate goal of defence. It covers practical skills in different stages of ethical hacking, including reconnaissance on public information, port and vulnerability scanning, exploitation of vulnerabilities, post exploitation, and writing a comprehensive report to document detected vulnerabilities and proposed solutions. Students will not only practise with major tools in ethical hacking but also learn the principles of how these tools work and hence how to defend against them. Students completing this subject can pursue careers such as ethical hackers, security architects or security analysts.</p>
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<li>Introduction to ethical hacking: concepts, legal requirements, stages, and lab environment </li>
<li>Reconnaissance based on public information, and its major tools. </li>
<li>Port scanning, and its major tools. </li>
<li>Vulnerability scanning, and its major tools </li>
<li>Exploitation of vulnerabilities, and its major tools</li>
<li>Post exploitation, and its major tools.</li>
<li>Social Engineering, and its major tools. </li>
<li>Web penetration testing, and its major tools. </li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This subject teaches students ethical hacking principles and skills with the ultimate goal of defence. It covers practical skills in different stages of ethical hacking, including reconnaissance on public information, port and vulnerability scanning, exploitation of vulnerabilities, post exploitation, and writing a comprehensive report to document detected vulnerabilities and proposed solutions. Students will not only practise with major tools in ethical hacking but also learn the principles of how these tools work and hence how to defend against them. Students completing this subject can pursue careers such as ethical hackers, security architects or security analysts.</p>
Unit content
<ol> <li>Introduction to ethical hacking: concepts, legal requirements, stages, and lab environment </li> <li>Reconnaissance based on public information, and its major tools. </li> <li>Port scanning, and its major tools. </li> <li>Vulnerability scanning, and its major tools </li> <li>Exploitation of vulnerabilities, and its major tools</li> <li>Post exploitation, and its major tools.</li> <li>Social Engineering, and its major tools. </li> <li>Web penetration testing, and its major tools. </li> </ol>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029999 - Information Technology, n.e.c.
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itwsu3002">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p> must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH2313" target="_blank">ITECH2313</a> AND must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH2306" target="_blank">ITECH2306</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>dentify lawful and unlawful behavior in conducting ethical hacking.</p>
S1
<p>Assess the level of information leak with reconnaissance knowledge and tools.</p>
S2
<p>Assess the severity of vulnerability with port and vulnerability scanning knowledge and tools.</p>
S3
<p>Assess the capability of defence with exploitation and post exploitation knowledge and tools.</p>
A1
<p>Apply reconnaissance knowledge and tools to gather public information about systems and networks</p>
A2
<p>Assess the security of web applications with web penetration testing knowledge and tools.</p>
A3
<p>Detect and defend against social engineering techniques.</p>
A4
<p>Develop a comprehensive ethical hacking report.</p>
A5
<p>Compile a comprehensive ethical hacking report</p>
Assessment
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<p>12 x quizzes</p>
<p>Quiz</p>
<p>20%</p>
K1, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
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<p>10 x labs</p>
<p>Practical Labs</p>
<p>20%</p>
S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4
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<p>Practical project and 2000 - 3000 words project report</p>
<p>Applied Project</p>
<p>20%</p>
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<p>One hour exam</p>
<p>Final Exam</p>
<p>40%</p>
K1, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029999 - Information Technology, n.e.c.
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itwsu3002">View unit fees</a>
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