Defensive cybersecurity (5 cr)

Code: CS00CU79-3005

General information

Enrollment: 16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Information Technology

Campus: Kotka Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Master's Degree Programme in Cybersecurity (instruction in English)

Teachers: Vesa Kankare

Teacher in charge: Vesa Kankare

Groups: CSKT19SY
Cybersecurity, master studies

Course: CS00CU79

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Objective

You are able to describe methods to detect and react against cyberattacks.
You know how to implement intrusion detection systems in an information system.
You know the principles of hardening the IT system and are able to perform basic hardening procedures on an operating system.
You know how to protect critical infrastructure and ensure quick response to ongoing attacks.

Content

How do you implement countermeasures against cyberattacks?
How to harden the security of an information system ?
What are the principles of application security?
How to protect critical infrastructure?
What are the key components of detecting cyberattacks?
How to apply counter-measures based on the detected attacks?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Introduction to Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity of modern networks