UUY-CYB 3152 units300 LevelFirst Semester

Lab for Cyber Attacks and Vulnerability Testing

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

Hands-on laboratory course in offensive/defensive security: operating system file structures, formal security models, intrusion detection, vulnerability testing, and countermeasures for denial-of-service, worm, and virus attacks.

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Course outline

  1. 01Operating system file structure and protection mechanisms
  2. 02Formal models of security
  3. 03Cryptography and steganography
  4. 04Network and distributed system security
  5. 05Vulnerability testing on networked infrastructure
  6. 06Intrusion detection tasks on networked computer systems
  7. 07Denial-of-service attack strategies and prevention
  8. 08Worms and viruses: attack strategies and countermeasures
  9. 09Transfer of funds/value across networks; electronic voting security

Recommended textbooks

  • The Hacker Playbook 3 — Peter Kim

    Red team tactics used by professionals; very practical

  • Kali Linux Revealed — Raphaël Hertzog & Jim O'Gorman

    Free official Kali documentation; the lab OS reference

How to pass UUY-CYB 315

  • Set up a local lab with VirtualBox + Kali Linux + Metasploitable before the first lab session
  • TryHackMe and HackTheBox both have beginner paths that map directly to this lab content — free tiers available
  • Document everything in your lab notebook: tools used, commands run, findings, screenshots
  • Practise on legal targets ONLY: Metasploitable, DVWA, HackTheBox, TryHackMe — never on live systems

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