Cyber and data securityLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the importance of a company's data security and know the legislation related to data security and data protection.
You know the differences between cyber security and data security and you know how to identify data security risks and make improvement suggestions to avoid them.
You know the most common data security controls and theoretical models for building protections.
You understand the importance of high-quality implementation of data security in the organisation and society.
You understand the importance of cyber security for different industry sectors.
You know the protection methods of industrial systems and know how to demand and discuss them with other professionals working in the field.
You know how to identify the most common vulnerabilities, threats and malware and how to combat them.
You know how to plan cyber security.

Content

What is cyber security?
How does cyber security affect different industrial sectors?
How to defend against global threats?
What are the basic concepts of data security? What are the data security risks and their effects and prevention?
What is data security in general?
What are the laws related to data security?
What are the data security standards and certificates?
What are encryption methods?

Evaluation

Students can
a. manage appropriate methods of information search and evaluate information sources critically.
b. figure out the tasks related to cyber security
c. apply the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field and justify the choice.
d. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations, such as as a team member and notices and describes problems in the professional field.
e. evaluate activities in customer, user and target group situations.
f. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.