SIT379 - Ethical Hacking

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

SIT102, SIT202 and SIT182

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: SIT704
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Scheduled learning activities - online

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Content

This unit introduces ethical hacking and penetration testing techniques to students. Students will be able to solve problems in ethical hacking. That is, students will perform cyber attacks to machines and applications with certain security vulnerabilities. Students will also have opportunity to participate in security challenges and competitions at the national and international levels. Students will be assessed on the basis of their technical capabilities in ethical hacking, their communication skills in speaking and writing, their team-working skills and awareness of ethical and legal constraints.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.

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