COM3057 - Topics in Information Technology Cyber Security Technologies: Python for Cyber Security

Course Description

This course addresses the need for security practitioners to continuously learn new techniques and create new tools to combat ever-changing cyber threats. This class will teach students to use the versatile and efficient programming language Python to build custom offensive tools for use in everyday cybersecurity penetration testing, forensics analysis, and network scanning.

This course is taught online through weekly learning activities and course work and not self paced. Students are expected to check Laulima and their email regularly, and must have reliable access to a computer and connection to the Internet.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe appropriate measures to be taken should a system compromise occur.
2. Describe different types of attacks and their characteristics.
3. Identify the major concepts in modern operating systems and the basic security issues in OS design and implementation.
4. Identify operating system functions most vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.
5. Describe penetration testing and common forensics analysis functions for cybersecurity.
6. Write Python programs for performing (1) penetration testing, (2) forensics analysis functions, and (3) network scanning.

Notes

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability so that we may coordinate the accommodations you need, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in ‘Ilima 107, ph.734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the KCC Deaf Center at ph. 734-9210 (V), 447-1379 (videophone), or email kapdeaf1@hawaii.edu.

Please note: you will need to contact Kapi’olani CC’s DSSO or Deaf Center to request accommodations in a Kapi’olani CC course even if you’ve already registered or are receiving services at another UH campus’s disability support program.

Kapi‘olani Community College Refund/Drop Policy:

100% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 10 business days or more prior to start date of course.

50% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 5-9 business days prior to the start date of course.

0% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made less than 5 business days prior to the start date of course.