Module code: COS7029-B
Ethical hacking, a key area of cyber defence, protects businesses from the wide-ranging impact of cyber-attacks. It is, essentially, a security audit, where the company hires an ethical (white hat) hacker to identify and draw up a report on all possible vulnerabilities. This report provides details on all potential pathways by which hackers could gain access to an organisation’s information systems. This module aims to instil in students an in-depth understanding of underlying principles and techniques associated with ethical hacking and penetration testing to identify security vulnerabilities and strengthen a target system's defences against cyber threats. The module will give you an understanding of developing appropriate procedures, solutions and mitigation measures to defend and minimise risks of malicious hacking attacks targeting computing systems. Download the PDF for COS7029-B_2023_4.pdf