Description:

The goal of the course is to provide introduction to basic concepts in security of computer systems. Further, the course introduces the basics of forensic analysis and related topics such as malware analysis or incident response. After finishing the course student will get both theoretical and practical knowledge in the area of modern operating systems security, as well as skills needed for independent work in the area of operating system security incident analysis.

Contents:

1. Introduction to systems security, definition of basic terms, system security requirements.
2. Operating systems security ? threat model, security concepts.
3. Operating systems security ? secure design, role of OS in security.
4. Memory and CPU architecture attacks (Meltdown, Spectre).
5. Access control in operating systems.
6. Introduction to forensic analysis, terminology, methodology, applications.
7. Forensic analysis ? data acquisition.
8. Forensic analysis of file systems and its artefacts.
9. Security incident response.
10. Malware analysis (online services, static analysis, dynamic analysis).
11. Vulnerability management and Patch management.
12. Business Continuity Management.
13. Disaster Recovery.

Seminar contents:

1. Security features in OS Windows
2. Security features in OS Linux, SELinux
3. Access control in Linux and Windows
4. Meltdown & Spectre attacks
6. Basics of forensics analysis
7. File system forensic analysis, MFT extraction and analysis
8. Practical malware analysis

Recommended literature:

1. Anderson R. : Security engineering - A Guide to building dependable distributed systems (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 978-0470068526.
2. Perla E. : A Guide to Kernel Exploitation: Attacking the Core. Syngress, 2010. ISBN 978-1597494861.
3. Arnes A. : Digital Forensics. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN 978-1119262381.
4. Stallings W., Brown L. : Computer Security: Principles and Practice, Global Edition (4th Edition). Pearson, 2018. ISBN 978-1292220611.
5. Anson S. : Applied Incident Response. John Wiley & Sons, 2020. ISBN 978-1119560265.

Keywords:

systems security, operating systems security, access control, basics of forensic analysis

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar