Advanced Exploitation, Cryptography & Mobile Security
Attack surfaces don't stop at the network edge. This module extends offensive testing into IoT, mobile and cryptographic systems — the emerging areas most assessments now have to cover.
What You Will Learn
A detailed, industry-aligned breakdown of every topic covered in this module.
- IoT concepts and IoT-specific attack vectors
- Cryptography and encryption fundamentals — symmetric, asymmetric and hashing
- Steganography and data-hiding techniques across image, audio and text
- Mobile security fundamentals and the mobile threat landscape
- Android application security and Android hacking techniques
- Password cracking and recovery techniques — dictionary, brute-force and rule-based
- Network discovery and host scanning at scale
- Encryption key management basics
- Common cryptographic attack patterns and weak-implementation risks
- Mobile device hardening and secure configuration
- IoT device discovery and exposure assessment
Tools You Will Use
Hands-on time with the same tools used in professional security operations and penetration-testing engagements.
Angry IP Scanner
Lightweight IP and port scanner used for rapid host discovery across a network range.
John the Ripper
Password-cracking tool used to test hash strength via dictionary, brute-force and rule-based attacks.
Aircrack-ng
Wireless auditing suite used to assess WiFi encryption strength and test wireless network defences.
Hashcat
GPU-accelerated password recovery tool used for large-scale hash-cracking exercises.
Kali Linux
Debian-based penetration testing distribution preloaded with the industry-standard offensive security toolset.
Hands-On Labs
Enterprise and SOC-style lab scenarios, run inside your isolated penetration-testing environment.
Crack a set of password hashes using dictionary and brute-force techniques.
Extract a hidden payload using steganographic analysis.
Assess an Android application for common mobile security weaknesses.
Discover and fingerprint live hosts and IoT devices on a lab network.
Evaluate a wireless network's encryption implementation for cryptographic weaknesses.
Assessment
Knowledge Assessment
Quiz covering cryptography fundamentals, the mobile threat landscape and IoT attack surfaces.
Practical Evaluation
Students must recover credentials from an assigned hash set and document one mobile or IoT vulnerability finding.
Projects
Industry-style deliverables added directly to your project portfolio.
Password Security & Cryptographic Weakness Assessment
Recover and analyse a password set, then report on the cryptographic weaknesses that allowed it.
Mobile Application Security Report (Android)
A structured security review of an Android application with findings and remediation guidance.
IoT Device Exposure & Attack Surface Assessment
Discovery and exposure analysis of IoT devices on a lab network.
What This Module Builds
Students extend their offensive skillset to IoT, mobile, wireless and cryptographic systems, identifying vulnerabilities across emerging attack surfaces.