101HLA

10 Hack Lab 1

Course Description

Hacking has been defined as gaining unauthorised access to data in a computer.  Social media has now become a gold mine of easily-accessible information for online crime, packed with sensitive and (what should be) personal data. In this course students will dive into several areas of computer security which will better equip them to defend themselves against attackers. You will also look at look at social engineering using social media, website and URL's and learn how easy it is to gather information about people.