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Modul CS2250-KP04

Cybersecurity (CyberSec04)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


4
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor MES 2020 (optional subject), computer science / electrical engineering, 3rd semester at the earliest
  • Bachelor Media Informatics 2020 (optional subject), computer science, 5th or 6th semester
  • Bachelor Computer Science 2019 (compulsory), foundations of computer science, 4th semester
  • Bachelor Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2020 (optional subject), computer science, 5th or 6th semester
  • Bachelor Medical Informatics 2019 (optional subject), computer science, 4th to 6th semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Cybersecurity (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Cybersecurity (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 40 Hours in-classroom work
  • 60 Hours private studies and exercises
  • 20 Hours exam preparation
Contents of teaching:
  • Security problems in IT systems
  • Security threats, risk analysis and defense mechanisms
  • Software and application security
  • Security of operating systems
  • Security of databases and web applications
  • Privacy
  • Security oriented development, evaluation and penetration testing
  • Legal, etical and economic aspects
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students can independently identify security risks of software systems and explain the common security solutions from the areas discussed in the course.
  • They can explain the basic methods in the area of cybersecurity and apply them to case studies.
  • They can independently perform security analyses for simple scenarios.
  • They are able to identify methods for eliminating weak points and implement concrete solutions.
Grading through:
  • portfolio exam
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • C. Paar, J. Pelzl: Understanding Cryptography - Springer, 2008
  • D. Gollmann: Computer Security - Third Edition, Wiley, 2011
  • R. Anderson: Security Engineering - Second Edition, Wiley, 2008
  • M. Bishop: Introduction to Computer Security - Addison-Wesley, 2005
Language:
  • German and English skills required
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- See portfolio

Module Exam(s):
- CS2250-L1 Cybersecurity, Portfolio examination, the specific examination elements and their weighting will be announced at the beginning of the semester, 100% of the module grade

The courses of this module are also part of CS2250-KP08.

(Share of Institute for IT Security in V is 100%)
(Share of Institute for IT Security in Ü is 100%)

Letzte Änderung:
28.3.2025