Information and Communication Security: Infrastructures, Technologies and Business Models
Basic Information
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Type of Lecture: |
Lecture with practical component |
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Course: |
Master |
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Hours/Week: |
3 |
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Credit Points: |
6 |
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Language: |
English |
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Term: |
Winter 2026/2027 |
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Lecturers: |
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Content of the Course
Description: Learning Goals and Competencies
- Basic understanding of security and privacy technologies
- Basic understanding of technological and legal frameworks to prevent digital privacy threats to individuals
- Basic understanding of security engineering processes, and security risk management
- Understanding the importance of information security at organizational level
Descripton of course:
The “Information and Communication Security” lecture series provides a general introduction to the topic of information and communication security. Students will be qualified to identify security challenges that come along with using and employing information and communication systems, and to identify and apply adequate means and methods to solve them.
Emphasis will be put on the organisational and technical set-up of infrastructures, also including aspects of risk management and profitability analysis of security concepts and technologies. Further, students will be qualified to identify and assess security risks, in order to develop and establish appropriate security strategies.
Contents presented in the lecture will also be discussed in the context of international standardisation and regulation activities in the domain of information and communication security, allowing students to consider long-term developments, trends, and challenges in their analysis.
Timetable:
The timetable is being updated... Please keep yourself updated.
Post exam review plan (TBA)
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Exam Information
The language of the exam is English. The exam is also to be answered in English.
The exam has 90 points.
Please bring a non-programmable calculator to the exam.
