The objectives of this course are to familiarize students with: basic security threats on netwoks connected to the Internet basic tools to provide user and system security, and security resources available on the Internet. Topics include security framework overview, footprinting, scanning, enumeration, hacking framework, backdoor servers and Trojans, rootkits, Windows (7, 8, 10) and Linux vulnerabilities, dialup, VPN and network devices vulnerabilities, firewalls, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Denial of Service (DoS) and DDoS, buffer overflows, spyware, phishing, social engineering and protecting the Web end-user. This is a project-oriented course using a restricted access UB Lab to practice the use of hacking and security tools.