COMP3320 Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (University of Queensland): rated 4.1/5 overall across 1 review collected on UQ Wall.
COMP3320 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 漏洞评估与渗透测试
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The course provides an introduction to the methodologies and software tools of cyber security vulnerability assessment and cyber security penetration testing. It covers key concepts and topics in cyber security vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, as an integral part of overall enterprise information security management, including the vulnerability assessment process, host and network scanning techniques, the principles of penetration testing, and penetration …
COMP3320 has 1 scored review: overall 4.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Yes COMP3320 is applicable to the real-world industry, its useful information to have and a decent into to pentesting. I enjoyed it. There's nothing related to PLC/SCADA/ICS pentesting, at least not when I went through in 2021. COMS4507 is often a wildcard as it varies each year…"
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Q: Is COMP3320 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3320, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3320 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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