Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Damian Jurd
Natasha Fernandes
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(COMP2110 or COMP249) and (COMP2250 or COMP247) and (COMP2300 or COMP343)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an introduction to ethical hacking and offensive security. Strong emphasis is given to ethics and ethical behaviour as students are exposed to penetration techniques and methods. In other words, students are taught how to systematically look for and exploit vulnerabilities in software, protocols and systems in order to report those vulnerabilities and improve the safety of those software, protocols and systems. Communication, in speaking and writing plays a critical role in this unit. The most proficient students in this unit may be selected to represent the University at various national pentesting competitions and challenges.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late assessments are not accepted in this unit unless a Special Consideration has been submitted and approved.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In-class exercises | 18% | No | Weekly |
CTF #1 | 24% | No | Weeks 4 and 5 |
CTF #2 | 24% | No | Weeks 8 and 9 |
CTF #3 | 24% | No | Weeks 12 and 13 |
Research and Presentation | 10% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 9 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 18%
During workshops, you will be set an in-class exercise related to that week's lecture topic to complete during the class. Your work will be checked and marked in the workshop class in which it is completed. No late submissions are accepted.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 4 and 5
Weighting: 24%
This capture-the-flag exercise will be completed during scheduled class time. Teams will compete against each other and students will be assessed individually via a report to be submitted one week after the CTF.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 8 and 9
Weighting: 24%
This capture-the-flag exercise will be completed during scheduled class time. Teams will compete against each other and students will be assessed individually via a report to be submitted one week after the CTF.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 12 and 13
Weighting: 24%
This capture-the-flag exercise will be completed during scheduled class time. Teams will compete against each other and students will be assessed individually via a report to be submitted one week after the CTF.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Student groups will research a well known vulnerability (chosen by the teaching staff) and provide a presentation and demonstration of the vulnerability. Each presentation will be followed by a brief question-and-answer session. Group members will submit a report individually with a focus on the ethical implications of the use and misuse of the vulnerability.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
COMPUTING FACILITIES
COMP2320 is a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) unit. You will be expected to bring your own laptop computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to the workshop, install and configure the required software, and incorporate secure practices into your daily work (and play!) routines.
CLASSES
Each week you should complete any assigned readings and review the lecture slides in order to prepare for the lecture. There are two hours of lectures and a two-hour workshop timetabled every week as a four hour block. Some weeks will utilise all four hours for hands-on activities. The hands-on exercises in workshops help to reinforce concepts introduced during the lectures. You will find it helpful to read the workshop instructions before attending - that way, you can get to work quickly! For details of days, times, and rooms consult the timetables webpage. Note that Workshops commence in week 1. Please note that you will be required to submit work every week.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
The following two textbooks contain the bulk of the weekly readings.
WEB RESOURCES
Unit Websites COMP2320 is administered via iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/).
Lecture recordings Digital recordings of lectures may be available. When available they will be linked from iLearn.
DISCUSSION BOARDS
This unit makes use of discussion boards hosted within iLearn. Please post questions there; they are monitored by the staff on the unit.
GENERAL NOTES
In this unit, you should do the following:
Lecture notes will be made available each week but these notes are intended as an outline of the lecture only and are not a substitute for your own notes or the recommended reading list.
Tentative teaching schedule, subject to change: |
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Week |
Module |
Lecture Topics |
Assessment |
Weight |
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1 |
Systems |
Introduction, ethics, group selection,Virtual machines, kali linux, windows, file systems, process models, vulnerabilities |
In-class exercise |
2% |
Diagnostic test |
2 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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3 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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4 |
CTF #1 |
24% |
CTF #1 Journal |
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Web |
Web infrastructure, injections, cross-site scripting, cookies, headers, fuzzing, vulnerabilities |
In-class exercise |
2% |
CTF #1 Report |
6 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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7 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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Mid-semester week 1 |
Class Recess |
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Mid-semester week 2 |
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8 |
CTF #2 |
24% |
CTF #2 Journal |
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9 |
Networking |
Network stack, scanning, services, authentication protocols, services, vulnerabilities |
In-class exercise |
2% |
CTF #2 Report |
10 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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11 |
In-class exercise |
2% |
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12 |
CTF #3 |
24% |
CTF #3 Journal |
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13 |
Presentations |
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Group presentations |
10% |
CTF #3 Report |
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Unit information based on version 2022.05 of the Handbook