Teaching ethical hacking in information security curriculum: A case study

Zouheir Trabelsi; Walid Ibrahim

doi:10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530097

Teaching ethical hacking in information security curriculum: A case study

Zouheir Trabelsi, Walid Ibrahim

Department of Information System and Security

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Abstract

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are important topics for security courses that teach ethical hacking techniques and intrusion detection. This paper presents a case study of the implementation of comprehensive offensive hands-on lab exercises about three common DoS attacks. The exercises teach students how to perform practically the DoS attacks in an isolated network laboratory environment. The paper discuses also some ethical and legal issues related to teaching ethical hacking, and then lists steps that schools and educators should take to improve the chances of having a successful and problem free information security programs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013
Pages	130-137
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530097
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013 - Berlin, Germany Duration: Mar 13 2013 → Mar 15 2013

Publication series

Name	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
ISSN (Print)	2165-9559
ISSN (Electronic)	2165-9567

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Other	2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	3/13/13 → 3/15/13

Keywords

DoS attacks
Ethical hacking
Information security curriculum
School liability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems and Management
General Engineering
Education

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Trabelsi, Z & Ibrahim, W 2013, Teaching ethical hacking in information security curriculum: A case study. in 2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013., 6530097, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, pp. 130-137, 2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013, Berlin, Germany, 3/13/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530097

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