Module CS2251-KP04

Cybersecurity Internship (CyberSecPr)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

4 (Typ B)

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2016, optional subject, Additionally recognized elective module
  • Bachelor Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2020 , optional subject, Additionally recognized elective module
  • Bachelor Computer Science 2019, optional subject, Extended optional subjects
  • Bachelor Medical Informatics 2019, optional subject, computer science

Classes and lectures:

  • Practical Course Cybersecurity (practical course, 3 SWS)

Workload:

  • 50 hours work on project
  • 40 hours in-classroom work
  • 30 hours group work

Contents of teaching:

  • Practical exploitation of security vulnerabilities in various fields of application
  • Conduct of risk analyses and implementation of defensive measures
  • Analysis of security requirements in a complex use case
  • Design, realization, and analysis of a state-of-the-art security solution
  • Discussion about attacker motivation, protective measures, and impact of attacks
  • Getting acquainted with penetration testing tools

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students can explain the basic methods in the field of cybersecurity and apply them to case studies.
  • They can independently perform security analyses for simple scenarios.
  • They are able to identify weak points and develop concrete solutions to eliminate them.

Grading through:

  • continuous, successful participation in practical course
  • project work

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • D. Gollmann : Computer Security, Third Edition, Wiley, 2011 Third Edition, Wiley, 2011
  • R. Anderson : Security Engineering Second Edition, Wiley, 2008
  • C. Kaufman, R. Perlman, and M. Speciner : Network security: private communication in a public world Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002
  • W. Du : W. Du: Computer Security: A Hands-on Approach First Edition, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- None

Module Exam(s):
- CS2251-L1 Practical Cybersecurity, ungraded practical, 100% of (non-existent) module grade.

The course is limited to 60 places; compulsory participants will be given priority; allocation of further places according to registration order in Moodle;

Participation is only possible if CS2250-KP04 Cybersecurity is taken in parallel or has already been taken. Parallel enrollment is recommended.

The courses of this module are also part of CS2250-KP08.

(Share of Institute for IT Security in P is 100%)

Last Updated:

28.03.2025