UCIS 248 - Ethical Hacking II

Prerequisite(s): UCIS 247

Recommendation:

The following recommendation is for the Cybersecurity Marketable Skills Achievement noncredit pathway for which this course is a part of:

To succeed in this 32-week course series, students should have the following prerequisite knowledge and skills:

1. Familiarity with Operating Systems: Experience using Windows and Linux systems, including file navigation and command-line utilities.
2. Networking Fundamentals: An understanding of networking concepts such as IP addresses, subnets, firewalls, and protocols like TCP/IP, HTTP, and DNS.
3. IT Security Awareness: Awareness of cybersecurity principles, including understanding common threats (e.g., phishing, malware) and basic protection strategies.

While prior certifications (e.g., CompTIA IT Fundamentals or CompTIA A+ or Network+) or coursework are not mandatory, they are highly recommended for students lacking direct IT experience. This is not an entry level IT pathway. The program is designed for IT professional upskilling.

1. Analyze security weaknesses in IT systems.
2. Design an IT security penetration testing plan.
3. Conduct successful penetration tests against an Active Directory environment.
4. Create comprehensive penetration test reports.

• Review of  Kali Linux
• Bash and Powershell Scripting
• Common Tools
• Recon
  • Passive
  • Active
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Attacks
  • Web Application 
  • Buffer Overflows
• Attacking the Client
  • Windows
  • Microsoft Office
  • Memory corruption
  • AV evasion
• Privilege Escalation
• Password Attacks
• Active Directory Attacks
• Post Exploitation
• Attack toolkits
  • Metasploit
  • PowerShell Empire