CITS3006 Penetration Testing (University of Western Australia): rated 2.7/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
CITS3006 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing in Information Technology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 渗透测试
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Information Technology
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Students learn how to conduct basic computer system vulnerability analysis and penetration testing looking from an attacker's perspectives to find and exploit vulnerabilities, as well as looking from the defender's perspectives to patch vulnerabilities and conduct forensics to mitigate attacks.
CITS3006 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.7/5).
On Reddit: "Good unit, Jin is a great professor and his teaching methods work for me. It's a very hands on unit and it definitely doesn't work for everyone."
On Reddit: "Hey! I'm also doing it and kinda scared about it ngl. All I know if Jin is on leave so Arran is gonna teach it"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CITS3006 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CITS3006, and when is it offered?
A: CITS3006 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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