IT5012.10 Ethical Hacking and defence

This subject covers the latest cyber threats, including attackers’ devious weapons, skills, and tactics, and offers field-tested remedies. There will be case studies to work on and discuss, and practical work in the laboratories. Students will learn to complete actionable planning and analysis methods as well as practical steps for identifying and combating both targeted and opportunistic attacks. The subject also has in-depth coverage of the hacking on the Internet of Things, mobile, and cloud, along with penetration testing, malware analysis, and reverse engineering techniques. Practical labs include spoofing exploits, binary diffing, and XSS attacks. State-of-the-art malware, ransomware, and system exploits are also covered. The focus will be on the ethics and professional practice in ethical hacking, white hat, grey hat, and black hat hacking, and the implications for businesses and society. Students will be able to learn to secure computer networks by applying effective ethical hacking techniques and will also be able to interpret reverse engineering for the latest cyber threats.