Software securityLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know how to think of actions from a security perspective, talk about security using professional computing vocabulary, define a security policy, and protect your personal communications.

Content

What do cyber security and software security mean?
What kind of threats are there on the internet?
What are the security needs in a modern society?
What are the security technologies?
How do you use encryption algorithms, certificates, and credentials?
What does computer security and access control mean?
What tools are there against security threats?
What is the human factor in software security?
What are the security processes and strategies?

Evaluation

Students can?

a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.