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With the world increasingly adapting to a digital way of life, incidences of hacking and online fraud have also increased manifold..
Recognising the need of the hour, Delhi Universitys Campus of Open Learning (COL) is now offering a four-month course in ethical hacking..
Observing how ethical hacking is an important defence system against the multiple sources of threat in todays world, Payal Mago, dean, COL, tells us about this first-of-its-kind course: Two batches have been enrolled in the course so far, with a total of 55 students for this academic session..
In a bid to help people better deal with the challenges of the online world, the course will cover a wide range of topics, including cyber security, network fundamentals, systems hacking, dealing with malware (viruses and Trojans) and an overview of the dark web and its exploitation, all for a fee of 15,000..
Emphasising the significance of the course, Divyanshu Krishna Maurya, cyber forensic expert at the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory, Delhi Police, says: Everybodys life is totally [dependent] on the network today..
