In this course you will acquire the tools and techniques necessary to perform practical security testing in various areas. You will be provided with a range of practical exercises and tasks to reinforce skills including monitoring internet traffic, testing of secure applications, identification of vulnerabilities in networked and mobile/wireless applications. In addition, you will learn input validation techniques to minimise security risks, man-in-the-middle attack techniques to be able to build more secure networked applications and, practical secure software testing techniques to be able to test applications for security bugs. This course is a core course in the Cyber Security Operations Major.