Introduction to cybersecurity (5 cr)
Code: BY00CW36-3009
General information
- Enrollment
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15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Department of Information Technology
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Cybersecurity (instruction in English)
- Teachers
- Martti Kettunen
- Teacher in charge
- Martti Kettunen
- Groups
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KTKT20SYCybersecurity, master studies
- Course
- BY00CW36
Objective
You are able to recognize the importance of cybersecurity in different areas.
You understand the control based Information Governance.
You understand the cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risks and controls.
You are able to describe some important tools in defensive and offensive cybersecurity.
Content
How do you define cybersecurity in different sectors, such as the industrial Internet, energy engineering, maritime technologies, ICT, health care and financial services?
Why is cybersecurity management important?
What are security controls and why are they important?
How to defend against global threats with the help of e.g. risk management, next generation firewalls, and penetration testing?
Course material
Online self-study material, online resources and remote laboratory exercises
Study forms and methods
Scheduled track:
Starting with Contact day: 27.8.2020 at 10 am to 4 pm: Kotka Campus, Pääskysentie 1, 48220, Kotka Finland
After that you participate into scheduled online sessions.
Independent track:
Starting with Contact day: 27.8.2020 at 10 am to 4 pm: Kotka Campus, Pääskysentie 1, 48220, Kotka Finland
After that you participate into scheduled online sessions.
Blended track:
Starting with Contact day: 27.8.2020 at 10 am to 4 pm: Kotka Campus, Pääskysentie 1, 48220, Kotka Finland
After that you participate into scheduled online sessions.
Student workload
135 hours of work
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
(a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
(b) evaluate information sources critically
(e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
Qualifications
No prerequisities
Further information
The course is implemented by means of e-learning.