Year 11 Computer Science ATAR: Penetration testing and ethical hacking
Students learn how authorised penetration tests are scoped, run and reported, and the computer-crime law, responsible disclosure and professional ethics that govern testers.
One content description from the full WA Computer Science ATAR Year 11 — Cyber Security journey. All 10 modules below are in that journey too, with the same content — add just these to a class, or the whole strand.
Modules (10)
1
What penetration testing is
2
Ethical hacking
3
Vulnerability scanning versus penetration testing
4
Penetration test phases
5
Black, grey and white box testing
6
Scope and written authorisation for a penetration test
7
Penetration test report and remediation
8
Australian computer offences law
9
Responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities
10
Professional codes of ethics for developers and testers
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