As well as traditional lectures learners will undertake various laboratory exercises. Learners will be expected to actively participate in class and work throughout each scheduled lab session to accomplish assigned tasks.
Module Aim:
To provide learners with a theoretical knowledge and the practical skills of security testing and documenting the security posture of software applications and underlying infrastructure, with particular emphases on web technologies.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Appraise and exploit the most prevalent software application security vulnerabilities.
LO2
Produce documentation of activities performed during testing such that vulnerability exploitation is repeatable.
LO3
Produce and justify actionable results with information about possible remediation measures for the successfully identified vulnerabilities.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
System Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance, footprinting, google Hacking, network and application scanning tools, enumeration techniques and tools.
System Hacking & Techniques
Hacking web-servers, hacking web applications, OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) top ten vulnerability categories, hacking wireless networks, hacking mobile platforms, vulnerability exploitation, vulnerability scanning tools, social engineering, session hijacking.
Countermeasures and Evasion
Countermeasure bypass and Evasion techniques
Documentation
Produce documentation of vulnerability analysis.
Promote and recommend appropriate protection/vulnerability mitigation measures.
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
20.00%
Project
40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination
40.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Examination
Examination on content up to week 10
1,3
10.00
Week 10
Examination
Examination on content up to week 4
1,3
10.00
Week 4
Project
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Project
Project based on content covered in practical’s.
1,2,3
40.00
Week 12
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Formal Exam
The terminal exam will be a 3 hour written test.
1,2,3
40.00
End-of-Semester
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment