Building on Security and Networks, this module teaches how to find, analyse, and mitigate security vulnerabilities in real-world systems. It will also teach students how to assess the threats to a system, and how to protect against them. A range of practical analysis methods and tools are covered.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Students will be able to analyse systems and find vulnerabilities such as weak crypto, buffer overflows, flaws in protocols, and common web vulnerabilities.
Students will be able to use a range of analysis tools, e.g. for reverse engineering, network sniffing and analysis, and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Students will be able to assess the threats that a particular system will face, and suggest mitigations.
