Cyber Security
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville
CourseCSN 3010
This course is designed to educate students about how to move into the cybersecurity field. It covers the five phases of ethical hacking; reconnaissance, scanning, gain access, maintenance access, and cover your tracks; in order to prepare you to create a counter attack.
Credits
Not specified
Course Code
CSN 3010
Related Courses
Prerequisites, corequisites, and courses that build on this one
Prerequisites
Complete these courses before enrolling
- CSN 0001
Worker Characteristic
- CSN 1000
Orientation, Safety, AlcoholEDU, and Sexual Assault Training
- CSN 1010
Tech Foundations
- CSN 1020
Hardware & Troubleshooting (Core 1)
- CSN 1030
IT Fundamentals
- CSN 0002
Worker Characteristics
- CSN 2000
Networking I
- CSN 2010
Networking II
- CSN 2020
Internship/Live Work Projects
- CSN 2030
Software Support (Core 2)
Skills & Competencies
Skills developed through this course
- Conduct penetration testing to identify network and system vulnerabilities
- Perform reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration against target environments
- Deploy IDS, firewalls, and honeypots to monitor suspicious network traffic
- Defend against malware, social engineering, and web-application attacks
- Apply cryptography and strong password policies to protect data in transit