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Introduction to cybersecurity (5 cr)

Code: BY00CW36-3016

General information


Enrollment

08.01.2024 - 28.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Information Technology

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Teachers

  • Kimmo Kääriäinen

Teacher in charge

Kimmo Kääriäinen

Groups

  • Master_eKampus
    Master-opinnot, eKampus
  • 25.01.2024 16:30 - 18:00, Johdatus kyberturvallisuuteen BY00CW36-3016
  • 08.02.2024 16:30 - 18:00, Johdatus kyberturvallisuuteen BY00CW36-3016
  • 22.02.2024 16:30 - 18:00, Johdatus kyberturvallisuuteen BY00CW36-3016
  • 07.03.2024 16:30 - 18:00, Johdatus kyberturvallisuuteen BY00CW36-3016

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?

Opiskelumateriaali

Lecturing materials in Learn, www sources and references

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Scheduled track:
You participate into scheduled contact lessons. You studies are progressing in the pace of the group schedule and self paced learning activities

Independent track:
If you are working in a company, organisation or a higher education project aligned with the study unit learning outcomes, you are able to complete the study unit in your workplace. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree with a development project you can execute in your work. Successful completion requires you study the topics in theory and practise. You must show your skills via a demonstration, which is determined based on learning objectives.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Käsiteltävät aiheet työelämälähtöisiä

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Work load is 135 hours.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisities

Further information

The course is implemented by means of e-learning.