Offensive Security Certificate

Program Requirements

Program Information

General Requirements for Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates

See Century College Policy 3.17.0.1

Program Note

None

Transfer, Articulation Agreements, and Partnerships

See the Century College website for information regarding transfer.
This program is intended primarily for employment preparation rather than transfer to a four-year institution. Some courses may not transfer to a number of four-year colleges. If you are considering the possibility of transfer, you may wish to talk with your advisor, counselor, or program instructor before registering to discuss your goals, look at programs designed for transfer, and develop a plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program students will be able to:

• Clearly explain the ethics of approved and unapproved hacking.
• Create reports based on ethical hacking findings.
• Effectively articulate the impact of discovered vulnerabilities.
• Effectively articulate remediation recommendations of discovered vulnerabilities.
• Explain penetration testing methodologies.
• Install and use basic ethical hacking tools such as Kali Linux, Nmap, and Metasploit.
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities on a network.
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities commonly found on web applications.
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities commonly found on IoT devices.
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities commonly found on mobile applications.
• Conduct advanced threat tactics against Microsoft Windows environments.
• Simulate sophisticated threat tactics.
• Build and create attack infrastructures for threat simulations.

Program Contact Information

Israel Alade 651.773.1787 Room 1743 East

Sample Plan

Please note that this is a sample course sequence. Individual schedules will vary depending upon student needs, goals, and availability. Students are recommended to meet with their advisor, counselor, or faculty program instructors to create an individualized plan that includes prerequisites and application requirements. For detailed program information see the Century College website. This information is subject to change.

Note

This information is subject to change. Changes and updates are posted on century.edu

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