COMP 5250 Penetration Testing Methods

Hands-on training in ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation techniques for security auditing.

About this course

COMP 5250 Penetration Testing Methods gives you the practical skills needed to think like an attacker in order to protect an organization. You will learn how to find, test, and report on security weaknesses in networks and applications. The course focuses on ethical hacking, meaning you practice these techniques in controlled environments with permission.

You will use professional tools to scan for vulnerabilities, attempt controlled exploitation, and then write detailed reports that help IT teams fix the problems. This is a hands-on course, so you will spend most of your time in the lab working on real-world simulation scenarios.

Who takes this course

This course is part of the Cybersecurity program at the Benchlands Campus. It is designed for students who want to specialise in security auditing and defensive strategy.

Credits: 3 · Hours: 45

Prerequisites

• COMP 1790 Network Infrastructure Basics
• COMP 2700 Network Security Fundamentals

Learning outcomes

• Conduct authorized penetration tests on live networks using industry-standard tools.
• Identify and exploit common vulnerabilities in web applications and infrastructure.
• Analyze system weaknesses and document findings in a professional security report.
• Implement remediation strategies and verify that patches resolve identified risks.
• Apply ethical hacking principles in compliance with provincial and federal privacy laws.
• Collaborate in team-based red team exercises to simulate real-world attack scenarios.

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