Cyber Security

Responsible for the module

Prof. Dr. Maria Maleshkova, M.Sc. Florian Grensing

Qualification goal

The module teaches basic skills in the area of security of information technology systems. After successfully completing the module, graduates will be able to

  • assess and evaluate security-relevant aspects of operating systems and computer networks
  • evaluate and use cryptographic methods
  • evaluate local and distributed systems with regard to potential risk elements in the structure, organization, and process
  • harden local and distributed systems with regard to potential risk elements in the structure, organization, and process

Contents

The subject-specific professional qualification and key skills are to be taught in the following areas in particular:

  • Cryptography
    • Structural basics
    • Mathematical basics
    • Encryption methods
    • Signature methods
  • Fundamentals of attack techniques on information technology systems
  • Fundamentals of automated attack detection (e.g., intrusion detection)
  • Fundamentals of the protection of information technology systems by
    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Organizational measures
    • Structural measures
  • Aspects of military IT security
  • Security-related assessment and hardening of local and distributed systems using case studies
  • IT security of embedded systems

Module components

The scope of this course is 2 TWS lecture, 2 TWS exercise for 4 CP.

Recommended literature

Gupta: Computer and Cyber Security: Principles, Algortihm, Applications, and Perspectives

HSU

Letzte Änderung: 11. February 2025