Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Elec Engineering, Comp Science

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 2 Hours/ Week

Prerequisite

(CSSE2310 or CSSE7231) and (CYBR3000 or COMS3000 or CYBR7002)

Assessment methods

Final Exam, Assignments

Course enquiries

COMP3320@eecs.uq.edu.au

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

The course provides an introduction to the methodologies and software tools of cyber security vulnerability assessment and cyber security penetration testing. It covers key concepts and topics in cyber security vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, as an integral part of overall enterprise information security management, including the vulnerability assessment process, host and network scanning techniques, the principles of penetration testing, and penetration testing techniques for network security, software security, web security and mobile device security.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 26/06/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile