Ethical Hacking detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Computer Science & Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to CSE Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of ethical hacking is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 6 Ethical Hacking Overview – Role of Security and Penetration Testers .- Penetration-Testing Methodologies- Laws of the Land – Overview of TCP/IP- The Application Layer – The Transport Layer – The Internet Layer – IP Addressing .- Network and Computer Attacks – Malware – Protecting Against Malware Attacks.- Intruder Attacks – Addressing Physical Security
Unit II
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Unit III
ENUMERATION AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS 6 Enumeration Concepts – NetBIOS Enumeration – SNMP, LDAP, NTP, SMTP and DNS Enumeration – Vulnerability Assessment Concepts – Desktop and Server OS Vulnerabilities -Windows OS Vulnerabilities – Tools for Identifying Vulnerabilities in Windows- Linux OS Vulnerabilities- Vulnerabilities of Embedded Oss
Unit IV
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Unit V
NETWORK PROTECTION SYSTEMS 6 Access Control Lists. – Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Firewall – Configuration and Risk Analysis Tools for Firewalls and Routers – Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems – Network-Based and Host-Based IDSs and IPSs – Web Filtering – Security Incident Response Teams – Honeypots.
Practical Exercises:
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Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the students will be able:
- To express knowledge on basics of computer based vulnerabilities
- To gain understanding on different foot printing, reconnaissance and scanning methods.
- To demonstrate the enumeration and vulnerability analysis methods
- To gain knowledge on hacking options available in Web and wireless applications.
- To acquire knowledge on the options for network protection.
- To use tools to perform ethical hacking to expose the vulnerabilities.
Text Books:
- Michael T. Simpson, Kent Backman, and James E. Corley, Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense, Course Technology, Delmar Cengage Learning, 2010.
- The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing – Patrick Engebretson, SYNGRESS, Elsevier, 2013.
- The Web Application Hackers Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws, Dafydd Stuttard and Marcus Pinto, 2011.
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