Cybersecurity
| Title | Κυβερνοασφάλεια: Λογισμικό και Συστήματα / Cybersecurity |
| Code | IHST201 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Informatics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis Katsaros |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016386 |
Programme of Study: PMS TECΗNOLOGIES DIADRASTIKŌN SYSTĪMATŌN (2018 éōs sīmera) PF
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600263318
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600263318
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11848
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- IHST102 Internet of Things
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: Every computing system controls the access to its resources, which include sensitive data. To this end, each system has protects the data and controls the access to the parts which manage the protection. The root cause of all problems related to a system's security is the software. Malicious intruders exploit security holes and vulnerabilities, which are the result of bad design and bad implementation of software. In this course, we provide an holistic approach to the most important problems of software security and to the security mechanisms of computing systems.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Attacks and countermeasures. IoT attacks. Secure design. The secure IoT system implementation lifecycle. Cryptography and its role in securing the IoT. Cryptographic module principles. Cryptographic key management fundamentals. Cryptographic controls for IoT protocols. Introduction to identity and access management (IAM) for the IoT - The identity lifecycle, Authentication credentials, IoT IAM infrastructure, Authorisation and access control. Privacy challenges introduced by the IoT. Performing an IoT Privacy Impact Assessment. Privacy by Design principles. Cloud Security for the IoT.
Keywords
Threats, vulnerabilities and attacks, Security by Design, Cryptography, Access control, Authentication, Privacy, Cloud security
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Various audiovisual technologies are used in teaching, as well as the elearning educational platform to support the communication with the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 183 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 225 |
Student Assessment
Description
The students will be graded based on their performance in the final written exam, which determines their final grade at a share of 100%. Their grade will get a bonus up to 20% depending on the performance of each student in the coursework that will be assigned (voluntary) during the semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- A. Rashid, H. Chivers, E. Lupu, A. Martin, S. Schneider, "CyBOK - The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge", 2021
Last Update
02-04-2024
