Ethical Hacking

CISS 301 Orientation

Instructor: Buddy Spisak
• Office Hours:
– Monday’s 6-7 p.m. in BS-143 (Jan. 28th to May 12th , 2008)
– I am also available through Email or you can chat with me using
Microsoft’s Windows Messenger (when I am available).
• Phone: (916) 568-3100 x14162 or (800) 486-8162 x14162
• Email: spisakj@crc.losrios.edu (put “CISS 301” in the subject line). The
turn around time for most Email is about one to two days. Be sure to
include your name in each Email so that I can identify who you are and
what the Email is about.
• Course Web page: http://blackboard.losrios.edu/
• Instructor Web page: http://wserver.crc.losrios.edu/~spisakj/
• Microsoft Messenger: You can also add me to you contact list for
Windows Messenger. You can use my Email address to find me.

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Course Details
• Class Credits: 2 units
• Prerequisite: None
• Advisory: CISC 323, CISC 356, and CISS
300
• Lecture: Online
• Lab Hours:
– Tuesday 6:00 to 10:05 p.m.
• Accepted for Credit: CSU
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Required Textbook:

Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense

Author:  Michael T. Simpson
Publisher:  Thompson Course Technology
ISBN10:  0-619-21708-1
ISBN13: 978-0-619-21708-2

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Optional Materials:
• 3-1/2” floppies or a flash drive to store your work
for the class.

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Course Description:
• With the threats of cyber-terrorism and corporate
espionage increasing, the need for trained network security
professionals continues to grow.  This course covers
penetration-testing tools and techniques that White Hat
Hackers and security testers used to protect computer
networks.  This course provides a structured knowledge
base for preparing security professionals to discover
vulnerabilities and recommend solutions for tightening
network security and protecting data from potential
attackers. 

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Student Learning Outcomes
and Course Objectives:
As a result of completing this course, you will be able
to:
• Describe the role of an ethical hacker
• Differentiate between what you can or cannot do
legally as an ethical hacker
• Describe the TCP/IP protocol stack and be able to
review the addressing schemes and how they relate
to TCP/IP protocol and security
• Explain the basic concepts of IP addressing
• Explain the binary, octal, and hexadecimal
numbering systems

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Student Learning Outcomes
and Course Objectives -
Continued:
• Critique the physical security attacks and their
vulnerabilities
• Describe the different types of malicious software
• Classify the different methods of protecting against
malware attacks
• Evaluate the different types of network attacks and how
they can be prevented
• Research the different types of port scans currently
being used; the tools available to most hackers; their
purpose, and function

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Student Learning Outcomes
and Course Objectives -
Continued:
• Reason what ping sweeps are used for
• Uncover how shell scripting is used to automate
security tasks
• Critique the advantages and disadvantages of
different Intrusion Detection (IDS) technology
currently available
• Critique the advantages and disadvantages of
different software firewall technology currently
available
• Investigate honeypots, their purpose and usefulness
in a network security plan

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Student Obligations:
• It is important that you understand what is
expected of you in this course.
• Refer to the Syllabus if you have any
questions.

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Attendance:
• Since this course is an online-hybrid class, only attendance at the
On-Campus Orientation on January 22, 2008 and the Final Exam on
March 11, 2008 is necessary. There will be weekly lab time on
campus, and it is up to you to complete the lab assignments during
the lab time or at home.
• Doing the labs themselves is not optional but doing them at the
college can be.
• I will be giving credit for students attending the lab On-Campus.
• Typically each week we will be covering two chapters in your
textbook.
• Attendance for the On-Campus Final Exam is required. Photo
identification is required at the time of the exam to verify your
identity.

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Quizzes:
• Each week there will be a quiz that will
test you on the material covered.
– It is open book and open notes.
– You can take the quiz multiple times to
improve you score, but be aware that the
questions may change each time you take
quiz and that you last quiz score will be the
one counted as your grade.
• Each quiz is worth 30 points.

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Discussion Board:
• I want everyone to take a pro-active approach to learning
this material. This includes using the discussion board to ask
questions and also answer other students’ questions. I will
be posting questions to further your understanding of the
material.
• I expect each student to post at least two times in a
discussion board item.
– You can accomplish this task by asking questions about the current
discussion topic or by responding to existing questions.
– My expectation from you is that you will write at least two to three
sentence responses that add substance to the discussion.
• Each discussion board item is worth 20 points.

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Labs:
• We will be spending a lot of time working
on lab activities. Each lab assignment has
review questions that you will need to
answer in Blackboard in order for you to
receive points for that assignment.
• You are responsible for making sure that
your instructor receives your lab review.
• Each lab assignment is worth 50 points.

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Final Exam:
• The final exam will consist of two parts.
One part will be a hands-on practical
demonstration of assigned tasks and the
other part will be an exam taken in
Blackboard.
• The final exam will be on Tuesday, March
11th, 2008.
– I will be having a review session the week
before to help you.

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Due Dates:
• Unless noted, all assignments will be submitted in
Blackboard under the “Weekly Assignments” link.
– If, for any reason, you cannot access Blackboard or are unable to
submit the assignment on time, please Email it to me instead so
that you are not penalized for being late.
• Quizzes and the discussion board items cannot be taken
past their due date.
– If you miss a quiz and you want to make up points, you can take
advantage of the extra credit assignments posted in Blackboard.
– Everyone is welcome to work on the extra credit assignments.
Typically, they are five to ten points each, depending on the
difficulty of the assignment.

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Late Work:
• Unless noted all assignments are due on
Monday by midnight each week.
– I have identified the due dates in the course
schedule.
– Late work will be accepted ONLY if you have
contacted me prior to the due date either by
Email or voice mail.
– In general, late work is due the next week, and no
late assignments may be turned in after one week
from the original due date regardless of the
reason.
– For every day an assignment is late, you will lose
10% of its grade.

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Plagiarism Policy/Cheating:

Plagiarism:
• It is inappropriate, and a violation of academic policy, to copy
information from any source (including, but not limited to, textbooks,
magazine articles, newspaper articles and Internet articles) without
giving proper credit to the author by using standard quotation
procedures such as in-line quotes, footnotes, endnotes, etc. Quotes
may not exceed 25% of the assignment’s total length.
• You will receive no credit (0 points) for any assignment that copies any
material from any other source without giving proper credit to the
author(s). Repeated offenders of this policy are subject to academic
discipline as outlined in the polices published by the college.

Cheating:
• Students who cheat will receive a failing grade for the course. (see CRC
2007-08 College Catalog, p. 42.)

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Dropping:
• Students are responsible for dropping the
course.

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Email/Discussion Board
Etiquette:
• Every student will be required to have an Email
account.
• I will not tolerate rude and demeaning comments
or Emails to anyone in this class. Please keep
you comments and Emails topic-related.
• If I determine that a comment or Email to anyone
else in the class is rude or demeaning, I will warn
you once. If you behavior continues to be
unacceptable, I will refer you to the
administration of the college for disciplinary
action.

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Personal Belongings:
• No food or drinks are allowed in the
classroom.
• All cell phones, beepers, and pagers, etc.
should be turned off or set to vibrate.
– Any telephone calls need to be taken outside.

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Disabilities:
• If you have a documented disability and
wish to discuss academic
accommodations, please contact after
class or contact the Office of Disable
Student Programs and Services at 691-
7275 as soon as possible.

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Campus Police

• You can call 691-7777 to request a

safety escort.

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Online Course
Responsibilities:
• This course requires significant self-motivation. You must
not get behind. Labs and weekly assignments can take up
to eight hours to finish. Please don’t try to finish them in
one day. Not all activities are created equal. Some may
take a bit longer than others.
• You would normally spend 3 hours per week in class for this
course: total of 54 hours. Allow yourself at least 8 hours per
week to complete the activities online, including the time
spent writing for the postings to the class discussion board.
You should plan additional time to read the textbook and
study for the quizzes.
• Some people believe this is a much easier way to study this
subject than an on-campus framework because they love to
read and avoid the parking problems. Others feel very
intimidated at first. Be patient as you work your way
through the activities.

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Using Blackboard:
• How to log in:
– You will not be able to participate in the online portion of
your class using Los Rios Online until you have enrolled in
your course through your college's registration system.
– Students registered as of the first day of the term should
already have Los Rios Online accounts and be linked to
the classes in which they are enrolled.
• To log on to your Blackboard account, open your
web browser and go to the following URL:
http://blackboard.losrios.edu
• Your User Name is the letter w followed by your
Student ID# Example: w0123456
• Your default password is your birthday in the
format: MMDDYYYY Example: Birthday is June 12,
1974 then password = 06121974

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 Grading:
Course Topic Points Total Approximate % the of
Grade

Labs (6) 50 300 40

Orientation Quiz (1) 10 10 1

Quizzes (4) 30 120 16

DB (Discussion Boards) (6) 20 120 16

Final Exam (1) 200 200 27

Point System:
There are 750 total assigned points.
Grade Ranges:
A= 675-750, B=600-674, C=525-599, D=450-524, F=0-
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Sample Schedule:
Day: Lecture/Lab Schedule: Assignment Due: Due Date
(By Midnight):
Week 1 Tues. (1/22) Orientation and Introductions Orientation DB Mon., Jan. 28, 2008
Orientation Quiz

Ch 1: Ethical Hacking Overview

View the Online
Orientation

Ch 2: TCP/IP Concepts Review

Week 2 Tues. (1/29) Ch 3: Networking and Computer DB #1 Mon. , Feb. 4, 2008

Attacks
Ch4: Network and Computer Attacks Lab Review #1

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Conclusion:
• Log into Blackboard and take the Orientation
Quiz. It is due on Monday, Jan. 28th, 2008.
• Go to the Orientation Discussion Board and
introduce yourself to the class.
• Registered students for the class have access to
Blackboard and can log into the campus
network.
• Email any questions you might have to me.

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