DD2391 Cybersecurity Overview
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Knowledge and skills in programming, 5 credits, equivalent to completed course DD1337/DD1310-DD1318/DD1321/DD1331/DD100N/ID1018.
Knowledge in foundations of computer science, 6 credits, equivalent to DD1320-DD1327/DD1338/ID1020/ID1021.
- introduction to computer security
- introduction to cryptography
- authentication, access control, security models
- intrusion detection, firewalls
- malware: virus/worms/troyans
- web attacks
- system security, buffer overflow attacks, side channels
- human factors, security audits, and social manipulation
- selected current security related problems and technologies
After passing the course, the student shall be able to
- identify threats against confidentiality, integrity and availability in digital systems
- explain basic terminology and concepts in computer security and use them
- find and use documentation of security related problems and tools
- analyse simple program code and systems (based on given or self-made system descriptions) to identify vulnerabilities and predict corresponding threats
- select countermeasures against identified threats and argue for their suitability
- compare countermeasures and evaluate their side effects,
- apply countermeasures
- present and explain their reasoning to others,
in order to
- be able to develop software and computer systems with security in mind
- be able to move on and specialise in the cybersecurity area
- assess the difficulty of a security problem in relation to their own ability to decide when they can handle it alone and when they need to consult an expert.
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