CIS 285A — Ethical Hacking
This course focuses on hacking techniques and technologies, with an emphasis on the ethics and legality of hacking. Course content will include coverage in topics such as scanning, testing, and hacking of systems such as PCs, switches, and web servers. Students will also learn about the attack process, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, social engineering, DDoS and other attacks, buffer overflows, and virus creation. All activities are performed in a safe environment and no actual network is harmed.