Cybersecurity Fundamentals

• identify all major factors that have to be addressed in a security analysis of a particular system;
• define operational security goals for a given computing system;
• analyse an application scenario and identify common threats, vulnerabilities and risks;
• identify possible countermeasures against threats and vulnerabilities in a given security scenario;
• compare and contrast the underlying security mechanisms needed to implement security countermeasures;
• design a security infrastructure that implements an operational security policy;
• use contemporary tools to analyse and implement (part of) a security infrastructure;
• identify different types of malicious software (ranwomware, worms, viruses, spyware, …)
• recognise symptoms of malware infection

Security concepts: confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, availability etc. Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography and their uses; key distribution and digital signatures; discretionary and mandatory access control policies for confidentiality and integrity. Communication protocols for authentication, confidentiality and message integrity; network security; system security, intrusion detection and malicious code. Security models and security evaluation. Administration of security.

• 36 – 49 (Wed 13-17)

Introductory courses in programming, software engineering and system architecture

Lectures, exercise classes, practical classes.