Ethical Hacking and System Hardening

Short Course

Ethical Hacking and System Hardening

Programme Schedule	Duration (days)	Mode of Delivery	Programme Code
To be advised	3	Classroom Learning	TGS-2022012263

Course Overview

In our increasingly digitalised world, cyberthreats and cyberattacks are also alarmingly on the rise. Ethical hacking helps security professionals systematically footprint, enumerate, scan, and test-exploit their own systems. Based on the identified system weaknesses, the professionals can subsequently secure their systems by hardening the systems against future attacks.

This practice-oriented course demonstrates how cyberattacks can target hosts, networks, and web servers. It also demonstrates how the target systems can subsequently be hardened. With its hands-on approach, the course puts cybersecurity knowledge and concepts into practice by employing various offensive and defensive tools in attacking and defending systems, respectively. The participants will learn practical skills in conducting ethical hacking based on an attack methodology so as to discover weaknesses of target systems. For possible attacks, countermeasures are explained and hardening mechanisms can be applied. Topics covered include systematic attack methodology, system attacks, network attacks, and web attacks.

The course is targeted at those who need to plan and conduct vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Upon completing this course, they are able to plan and conduct tests and checks in order to determine if infrastructure components, systems, and application meet security requirements.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide participants with a foundation in:

Overview of ethical hacking and systematic attack framework
How to use cybersecurity tools for footprinting and enumerating target systems
How to use cybersecurity tools for scanning for and exploiting vulnerabilities in target systems
How to perform post-exploitation steps on exploited systems, such as password cracking and backdoor-access planting
How to possible apply counter measures against attacks

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Explain ethical hacking’s objectives, stages, and available tools
Utilise cybersecurity tools for footprinting and enumerating target systems
Utilise cybersecurity tools for scanning for and exploiting vulnerabilities in target systems
Utilise cybersecurity tools for performing post-exploitation steps on exploited systems
Explain and apply possible counter measures against attacks

Who Should Attend

Penetration testers and cyber incident investigators.

Prerequisites

Basic cybersecurity
Linux Operating System
Basic networking

Technical Requirements

Windows notebook, or Mac on Intel chip (not on M1/M2 chip).

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This programme is part of

Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals and Ethical Hacking

Types of Available Fundings

SkillsFuture Credit

UTAP

PSEA

Enhanced Training Support

SFEC

Testimonials

The course is excellent and I have learnt plenty of tools useful for the topic. The hands-on experience reinforces the learning from the theory

The course is really engaging, and I had fun learning about how systems and apps can be potentially exploited. The content was well-condensed and understandable even for students without technical background.

Instructors

Dr Sufatrio

Programme Fees

	Singapore Citizens		Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
	39 years old or younger	40 years old or older	Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
Full Programme Fee	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00
Less: SSG Grant Amount	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	-
Nett Programme Fee	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$2,850.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$256.50
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$3,106.50
Less Additional Funding	-	S$570.00	-	S$570.00	-
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$3,106.50

Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, including GST, after additional funding from various funding schemes.
GST shall apply at prevailing rates.
Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
Singaporeans and Singapore PRs are eligible for up to 90% SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding, subject to SSG funding guidelines.

Other Information

This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. Please click here for more information.

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