Knowledge

The student...

can define and explain the difference between a white hat, gray hat and black hat hacker
can explain and apply methodology used in penetration tests and vulnerability analyzes
can explain how a wifi hotspot can be used to carry out Man-In-The-Middle attacks
can define and explain the terms phishing and vishing
can define and explain how different attacks on passwords and hash values can be carried out
can define and explain the terms red team, blue team and purple team
can explain how IT systems use different radio signals, how these can be intercepted, and how attacks are performed against protocols such as BlueTooth and ZigBee

Skills

The student...

can use static security analysis and code revision tools
can decompile mobile applications to get the source code of an application
can use dynamic and interactive application testing tools
can use tools to perform vulnerability analyzes
can use tools to exploit vulnerabilities to penetrate systems
can use hardware tools to attack companies, such as keyloggers, rogue access points, and automatic keystroke generators
can assess physical security and understand security vulnerabilities associated with various locking systems and other ways to physically secure information

General competence

The student...

can perform a penetration test against both web applications and mobile applications
can carry out simulated attacks and tests against companies' infrastructure
can address legal and ethical issues related to working as an ethical hacker

Subject description ETH2100

Ethical Hacking