Module CS2550-KP08

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

8

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Computer Science 2019, optional subject, major subject informatics
• Bachelor Computer Science 2016, optional subject, major subject informatics
• Bachelor IT-Security 2016, compulsory, IT-Security

Classes and lectures:

• Security in Networks and Computer Forensics (exercise, 2 SWS)
• Security in Networks and Computer Forensics (lecture, 4 SWS)

Workload:

• 90 hours in-classroom work
• 120 hours private studies
• 30 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

• Fundamentals of network security
• Attacks
• Baisics of cryptography, confidentiality, integrity
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accountability
• Key Distribution, Certificates and Digital Signatures
• Protocols (Physical & Data-Link, Network & Transport, Application Layer)
• Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems and Penetration Testing
• IT Security Management with IT Grundschutz & ITIL
• Incident-Response technologies
• Computer forensic investigation processes
• post-mortem analysis
• Forensic Toolkits
• Cooperation with authorities

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The students have an in-depth understanding of the different security problems in networks (including terminology, security goals, security services, communication model, network security model, attacker model, difference between safety and security).
• They know the essential security risks in networks and distributed systems and can assess their significance.
• They have detailed knowledge about different types of attacks in networks and their classification.
• They know important encryption techniques and can apply them with the help of tools.
• They know the relevant security services such as confidentiality, integrity or authenticity and can describe them in detail.
• They understand the principle of electronic and digital signatures and public key infrastructures and know important standards (e.g. X.509).
• They know the different security solutions on the different layers of the ISO/OSI stack.
• They know firewalls and their deployment scenarios as well as the essential products. They have basic knowledge of how to configure firewalls.
• They know the basic organizational and regulatory measures to implement network security in a company (IT Baseline Security, ITIL Security).
• They know the basic processes of computer forensics.
• They are able to use incident-response tools to determine the cause and originator of a damage event.
• They are familiar with basic methods and tools for analyzing programs and malware.
• They can perform the essential steps necessary after a damage event.
• Students are able to hold subject-specific discussions in English and can follow subject-specific talks.

Grading through:

• portfolio exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eisenbarth

Teacher:

• Institute for IT Security
• Dr.-Ing. Jan Wichelmann
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Eisenbarth
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Esfandiar Mohammadi

Literature:

• William Stallings : Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice Prentice Hall, 2013
• William Stallings, Lawrie Brown : Computer Security: Principles and Practice Prentice Hall, 2014
• Alexander Geschonneck : Computer Forensik dpunkt, 6th ed., 2014

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

12.09.2024