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Ethical Hacking Syllabus

The document outlines a course on Ethical Hacking, focusing on computer vulnerabilities, foot printing, reconnaissance, scanning methods, and network protection. It includes five units covering topics such as system hacking, enumeration, and vulnerability analysis, along with practical tools for ethical hacking. The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to identify and address security threats in various applications and networks.

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Ethical Hacking Syllabus

The document outlines a course on Ethical Hacking, focusing on computer vulnerabilities, foot printing, reconnaissance, scanning methods, and network protection. It includes five units covering topics such as system hacking, enumeration, and vulnerability analysis, along with practical tools for ethical hacking. The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to identify and address security threats in various applications and networks.

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21IT1908 ETHICAL HACKING LT PC

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the basics of computer based vulnerabilities.
 To explore different foot printing, reconnaissance and scanning methods.
 To expose the enumeration and vulnerability analysis methods.
 To understand hacking options available in Web and wireless applications.
 To explore the options for network protection.
 To practice tools to perform ethical hacking to expose the vulnerabilities.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
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 FOOT PRINTING, RECONNAISSANCE AND SCANNING NETWORKS 9


Footprinting Concepts - Footprinting through Search Engines, Web Services, Social
Networking Sites, Website, Email - Competitive Intelligence - Footprinting through Social
Engineering - Footprinting Tools - Network Scanning Concepts - Port-Scanning Tools -
Scanning Techniques - Scanning Beyond IDS and Firewall

UNIT III ENUMERATION AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS 9


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 SYSTEM HACKING 9


Hacking Web Servers - Web Application Components- Vulnerabilities - Tools for Web
Attackers and Security Testers Hacking Wireless Networks - Components of a Wireless
Network – Wardriving- Wireless Hacking - Tools of the Trade

UNIT V NETWORK PROTECTION SYSTEMS 9


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.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the students will be able:
CO1: To express knowledge on basics of computer based vulnerabilities
CO2: To gain understanding on different foot printing, reconnaissance and scanning
methods.
CO3: To demonstrate the enumeration and vulnerability analysis methods
CO4: To gain knowledge on hacking options available in Web and wireless applications.
CO5: To acquire knowledge on the options for network protection.
CO6: To use tools to perform ethical hacking to expose the vulnerabilities.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
TEXTBOOKS
1. Michael T. Simpson, Kent Backman, and James E. Corley, Hands-On Ethical
Hacking andNetwork Defense, Course Technology, Delmar Cengage Learning,
2010.
2. The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing - Patrick Engebretson,
SYNGRESS,Elsevier, 2013.
3. The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security
Flaws, DafyddStuttard and Marcus Pinto, 2011.

REFERENCES
1. Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters, Justin Seitz ,
2014.

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