Ethical Hacking I

About this programme

The Ethical Hacking course teaches you how to create an effective defence against cyber and IT attacks. You will also be familiarised with the attacker's capabilities. Ethical hackers are hired for practical evaluation of information security in computer networks and are increasingly in demand. Please note that Students not located in Sweden may have problems attending a course at KTH. You could meet obstacles if you're required to pay fees or if you do not have a Swedish Mobile BankID. Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format. The main activity of the course is a project where students independently attack a corporate computer network with the aim of exfiltrating specific information. The network is rigged by the course responsibles in a virtual environment. To carry out the attack, the students are free to use their imagination and tools available on Internet. Tools for network and vulnerability scanning, platforms for exploit development, command and control, passwork creacking, etc. are presented during the course, but students are free to employ methods and tools of their own choice. After passing the course, the student should, at an introductory level and for limited environments, be able to This will provide students with a practical understanding of the capabilities and possibilities of an attacker, in order to evaluate the cybersecurity of computer networks. Documented knowledge in English corresponding to the upper secondary course English B/English 6.