The course is designed to help you develop skills in the following areas:

• Understanding who ‘hackers’ typically are, the techniques they use to break into systems and the way we defend against them.
• Learning how to examine computers and networks for digital artefacts, and how these can be used in a legal case, or as part of incident response.
• Understanding how the network infrastructure connects systems, and the impact on security. 

 

Why you should study this course

• Join a thriving community of ethical hackers with opportunities to participate in societies and live ‘hackathon’ type events2.
• Previous graduates have gone on to become security consultants, security engineers, penetration testers and other sector-specific roles.
• Practical, hands-on approach to teaching, where you have the chance to demonstrate the theoretical aspects of the course through real-world examples.
• Dedicated specialised learning environment - the Ethical Hacking Lab4.