ETHICAL HACKING

Paper Code: 
CBCA 601
Credits: 
03
Periods/week: 
03
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course is aims to provide the concept of Principles, Techniques and Tools for Ethical Hacking.

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Hacking

The Evaluation and Growth of Hacking, Types of Ethical Hackers – Hacktivism –Hacking Methodologies, File Securing Techniques, Ethics and the Law.

9.00
Unit II: 
Introduction to Footprinting

Steps of Ethical Hacking, Information Gathering Methodology,Goals of Footprinting Process,Types of Footprinting, Footprinting Tools, WHOIS Tools, DNS Information Tools, Locating the Network Range, Meta Search Engines.

9.00
Unit III: 
IP Addresses

Basic, Classes of IP Addresses,  Detecting, Allotment of IP Address, IPV4 and IPV6, Ping and Ping Sweep, Ping Sweeping tools, Nmap, Detecting victim’s OS, and Detecting Firewalls.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Introduction to Scanning

Objectives, Three way Handshake Protocol, Scanning Methodology, Tools, Port Scanning. Introduction to Enumeration, Enumeration Techniques, Enumeration Procedure, Tools.

9.00
Unit V: 
System Hacking

Introduction –Cracking Passwords, Password Cracking Websites, Password Guessing, Password Cracking Tools, Password Cracking Countermeasures, Escalating Privileges, Keyloggers and Spyware.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

1. Kimberly Graves, "Certified Ethical Hacker", Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2010.

2. Michael T. Simpson, "Hands-on Ethical Hacking & Network Defense", Course Technology, 2010.

 

REFERENCES: 

1. Ankit Fadia “Ethical Hacking” second edition Macmillan India Ltd, 2006.

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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