CMCC CPT 281 Penetration Testing

Penetration testing course materials, including syllabus, labs, midterm practicum and final paper. This course is an advanced course which will give students an understanding of network vulnerabilities and how to prevent them. Students will utilize hands-on experiences to setup and test baseline security settings on their networks. Once the vulnerabilities have been identified students will create a plan to address identified vulnerabilities to keep malware and hackers out of their networks. The final stage will be to re-test the network to verify their changes created a secure network.
Microsoft Word Syllabus (107 KB)
Microsoft Word Course Materials Narrative (15 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 0 (15 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 1 (17 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 2 (18 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 3 (17 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 4 (189 KB)
Microsoft Word Lab 5 (102 KB)
Microsoft Word Midterm Practicum (15 KB)
Microsoft Word Final Paper (15 KB)
Adobe PDF Third Party Review Report (227 KB)
Date:
2016
Primary Material Type:
Collection
Other Material Types:
Assessment Tool, Assignment
Institution:
Central Maine Community College
Project Name:
Maine is IT!
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 3
Subjects:
Computer, network, IT, network security

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Advisory Committee
Industry Sector:
Information Technology -- Computer Operating Systems (Programming), Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, Network Security, IT Security (51)
Occupation:
Computer and Mathematical Occupations -- Computer Systems Analysts (15-1051)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Associate Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality Rubric:
QM
Quality Note:
Third party review
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Conducting an evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
  • Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
  • SME Quality Report is posted in Skills Commons
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Quality Matters
  • Custom Quality Rubric
Course Note:
Computer Technology

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.