Cybersecurity, master studies: CSKT17SY

Descriptions

The objective of the education is to produce modern high-level competences in the area of the cybersecurity. Disruptions in the operations of our Internet based society may be fatal. Such disruptions may result from cyber-attacks. These attacks may focus even on the critical infrastructures: Energy Production and Distribution, Water Systems, Transport and Communication Infrastructure, Health Care and Financial Services. New skills will be needed for preventing, detecting, responding, and in case of failure, mitigating of the consequences.

In the studies there will be lot of practical laboratory working. All the students will personally do several case studies in virtual laboratory environment. Some of the case studies will be on the area of maritime cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. The laboratory working can be performed as distant learning. The education in cybersecurity is targeted for applicants who have bachelor’s level degree in engineering in the field of information and communications technology or other equivalent degree and also at least three years of suitable work experience after the bachelor’s degree. Master thesis and the learning tasks can be designed to develop the employer organization’s activities, benefiting both parties. Internationalization is important part of the education. Visiting lecturers are participating the courses and also international practices and examples are used in education. The Master studies are available to foreign students.

The studies can be performed in addition to the full-time job. Studies use blended-learning methods including lectures and cooperative learning sessions, e-learning, and project-based learning. There is on average three contact days per month. Contact sessions are held mainly in Kotka.

Objective

Strategic Cybersecurity
You are able to recognize the importance of cybersecurity in different areas.
You are able to develop cyber security strategies in different context.
You are able to describe an organized, concise and well written security policy.
You understand the classification of vulnerabilities.
You are able to describe the variety of tools in threat analysis and cyber defense.
You are able to manage various cyber security business models and security services.
You are able to carry out a security audit.
You are able to develop a plan of the entrepreneurship in field of cyber security.
You are able to advise users about social engineering and security risks.
You are able to gain knowledge of security threats and risks in information services provided by third parties

Functional Cybersecurity
You are able to analyze the local information systems from the attacker’s point of view.
You are able to examine information systems to find potential attack surfaces.
You are able to use common tools for gathering information about the target systems
You are able to implement counter measures against cyber-attacks.
You are able to harden the information system security.
You are able to manage the principles of application security.
You are able to protect industrial internet systems.
You are able to manage intrusion detection systems.
You are able to apply counter-measures in the network infrastructure.