CS-E4350 - Security Engineering D, Lecture, 7.1.2025-11.2.2025

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The participants will have experience of a secure system design process. They are able to identify threats, define security requirements, select and integrate technologies into a secure and deployable solution, and critically review security solutions. They understand the need for continuous security assessment and improvement. They also have hands-on experience with several common security technologies.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 11.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tuomas Aura, Mohit Sethi, Mikko Kiviharju

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The students design a security solution for a distributed system with cloud components. Threat modeling, security requirements, solution design, security evaluation including design review and security testing, security monitoring, documentation, best practices, and standards compliance. Varying security technologies.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contribution to group work and project results, active participation, technical reports, presentations. 

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Group project, technical documentation and presentations, design reviews.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Study material will be specified during the course.

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Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - IV
    2025-2026 Spring III - IV

    Registration:

    Students in the SECCLO program will be selected first. Other students will be selected based on how well their previous studies match the recommended prerequisites.

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