University of Colorado System

Proactive Computer Security

Greg Williams

Instructor: Greg Williams

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(254 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 11 hours
Learn at your own pace
94%
Most learners liked this course

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There are 5 modules in this course

This module covers information sharing. Information sharing is an important tool to help organizations gather information from others so they can protect themselves.

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3 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

This module will cover the pen testing methodology. Not following a pen testing methodology may lead to false positives or worse, false negatives in a testing scenario.

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5 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

This module will cover some of the tools used in the penetration testing methodology. These are just common tools used to gain information, find exploits and compromise systems. There are many more tools out there, but these are the most commonly used.

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3 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

This module will cover some of the other issues and concerns for those interested in proactive security. Legal issues are important for any level of management and administration to be concerned with. Planning goes a long way toward effective proactive computer security.

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4 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

This is the course project. The goal is for you to compromise or gain data from a test system.

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1 video2 readings1 peer review

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Greg Williams
University of Colorado System
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