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Level 5 Diploma in Cyber Security

The need for security testing: definition and benefits for organisations

CYB501 · Security Testing — Week 1 of 16

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This week’s topics

The need for security testing: definition and benefits for organisations

  1. The need for security testing: definition and benefits for organisations
  2. The role of ethical hacking, ethical concerns and responsible disclosure

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Describe the role of security testing in protecting cyber systems.
  • 1.4 Analyse the role of ethical hacking within the broader field of cyber security testing.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the role of security testing in protecting cyber systems.

Study materials

The teaching notes, exercises and videos of this week are in the student portal. Your portal is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance, so you can open them before the semester starts.
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The need for security testing: definition and benefits for …
  • Week 2: Security testing approaches: SAST and code review, DAST, IA…
  • Week 3: Web application security: key features from a security pers…
  • Week 4: OWASP Top Ten web risks (injection, XSS, insecure design, b…
  • Week 5: Web security tools lab: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP and vulnerabi…
  • Week 6: Evaluating web security tools: strengths and limitations, a…
  • Week 7: Mobile ecosystem: app architecture and storage, iOS vs. And…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Mobile vulnerabilities: OWASP Mobile Top 10, jailbreaking a…
  • Week 10: Mobile security analysis: CVSS scoring, remediation strateg…
  • Week 11: Ethics and professional standards: confidentiality and inte…
  • Week 12: Applying Security Testing in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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