Goal:
The main aim of the course is to develop a security-aware approach, to provide a
comprehensive overview of IT security by introducing each area and to prepare future IT engineers to deal with IT security challenges that they will face in their future work.
Course description:
The main topics of the course are: A brief historical overview of IT security. Ethical issues, motivations, targets. security awareness, regulations. Cryptology,
cryptographic algorithms and basic protocols. Vulnerability of workstations, servers, networks and infrastructures. Physical protection. Malware (malware). User authentication, privilege and access management. Operating systems password management. Password choice problems, password cracking. Network attack methods. Network perimeter protection (firewalls, IDS/IPS). PKI infrastructure. Communication security, Internet security protocols. Secure mail and data storage. Security of mobile platforms and cloud-based systems. Application vulnerability. Risk management.