650.030 (21W) Introduction to Cybersecurity

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
05.10.2021 13:00 - 16:00 S.1.42 On Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german Introduction to Cybersecurity
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 60%
Hours per Week 5.0
ECTS credits 8.0
Registrations 45 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 05.10.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to give an introduction to some basic aspects of cybersecurity, these include cryptography, protocols, system security and network security. 

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

There are pre-recorded videos available, together with slides, as preparation for the interactive slots. During the interactive slots, students will present solutions to exercises, we reserve time to answer student questions, and we bring in external experts from industry and academia. 

Course content

This course will cover commonly used cryptographic primitives and their role in information and communication security, security notions of cryptographic designs/schemes,  ideas of secure computation, introductionto system security, introduction to network security and introduction to secure communication protocol.

Prior knowledge expected

Students need to be able to do  basic maths (algebra, probability) and have some understanding of computing/networking. If in doubt, please at least watch some of the videos of  "This is CS50" (DuckDuckGo will direct you to the right corner of the Internet). 

But the course is self-contained, so we cover what we need along the way, this is also why there are no prerequisites. 

Literature

References to the recommended books and literature necessary for this course will be given on the course moodle page.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

None.

Examination methodology

Online quizzes, participation in interactive sessions, project work. 

Examination topic(s)

All content that we cover. 

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Your final grade will be calculated based on the points that you accumulated via participation in the interactive sessions, the quizzes, and the projects. 

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity (SKZ: 993, Version: 20W.1)
    • Subject: Cybersecurity (Compulsory subject)
      • 3.1 Introduction to Cybersecurity ( 0.0h VC / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 650.030 Introduction to Cybersecurity (5.0h VC / 8.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

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