Introduction to cybersecurity (5 cr)
Code: BY00CW36-3011
General information
- Enrollment
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14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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11.01.2021 - 31.03.2021
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
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 50
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?
Study forms and methods
Course is totally virtual. The first online session is on the 13th January 2021 time 16.30 - 18.30 by MS Teams.
Student workload
Work load is 135 hours.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
No prerequisities
Further information
The course is implemented by means of e-learning.