DD2391 Cybersecurity Overview 7.5 credits

• introduction to computer security
• introduction to cryptography
• authentication, access control, security models
• intrusion detection, firewalls
• malware: virus/worms/troyans
• web attacks
• system security, buffer overflow attacks, side channels
• human factors, security audits, and social manipulation
• selected current security related problems and technologies

After passing the course, the student shall be able to

• identify threats against confidentiality, integrity and availability in digital systems
• explain basic terminology and concepts in computer security and use them
• find and use documentation of security related problems and tools
• analyse simple program code and systems (based on given or self-made system descriptions) to identify vulnerabilities and predict corresponding threats
• select countermeasures against identified threats and argue for their suitability
• compare countermeasures and evaluate their side effects,
• apply countermeasures
• present and explain their reasoning to others,

in order to

• be able to develop software and computer systems with security in mind
• be able to move on and specialise in the cybersecurity area
• assess the difficulty of a security problem in relation to their own ability to decide when they can handle it alone and when they need to consult an expert.

Knowledge and skills in programming, 5 credits, equivalent to completed course DD1337/DD1310-DD1318/DD1321/DD1331/DD100N/ID1018.

Knowledge in foundations of computer science, 6 credits, equivalent to DD1320-DD1327/DD1338/ID1020/ID1021.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• LAB1 - Laboratory work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• PRO1 - Project work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Written exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Musard Balliu

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information about the course can be found on the Course web at the link below. Information on the Course web will later be moved to this site.

In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see: http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.