CIS 1531 - Scripting for Cybersecurity Professionals

3 Credit Hours
(Fall)

Scripting for Cybersecurity Professionals introduces the student to a variety of scripting languages. These scripting languages are an integral part of modern penetration testing tools. The course starts with an introduction to flowcharting, windows batch files and Linux shell scripting. With the importance of web attacks, the students will cover html and JavaScript. As a prerequisite course to offensive security (advanced penetrating testing), this curriculum covers ruby and python scripting, concluding with a brief overview of assembly, debugging and disassembly.

Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of basic computer and keyboarding skills are strongly recommended.

▲Technology-Across-the-Curriculum Course.