Description:

Students will be introduced to various aspects of system security (principles of endpoint security, principles of security policies, security models, authentication concepts). Students will also learn about forensic analysis as a tool for investigating security incidents (techniques used by malicious software or attackers, forensic analysis techniques, and the importance of memory or file system artifacts for attack analysis and detection).

Contents:

1. Security of information systems, security policies.
2. Security models and modeling.
3. Authentication: Management of encryption keys and certificates, secure local and remote authentication.
4. Authentication: Authentication protocols, Kerberos.
5. Security of distributed services and cloud.
6. Forensics: Introduction.
7. Forensics: Forensic imaging.
8. Forensics: File systems analysis, Data Carving.
9. Forensics: Volatile memory.
10. Forensics: Information and residual data, activities of OS, applications and users.
11. Security of terminal stations.
12. Cyber attacks, methods and classification.
13. Security of Distributed Services - Internet of Things (IoT)

Seminar contents:

1. Malware Analysis - basics
2. File System Artifacts
3. Memory Analysis
4. Windows Registry
5. Residual user data & artefacts in Windows OS

Recommended literature:

1. Carvey, H. : Investigating Windows Systems. Academic Press, 2018. ISBN 978-0128114155.
2. Vacca, J. R. : Network and System Security (2nd Edition). Syngress, 2013. ISBN 978-0124166899.
3. Kim, D. - Solomon, M. : Fundamentals of Information Systems Security. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. ISBN 987-0-7637-9025-7.
4. Stallings, W. : Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice (5th Edition). Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN 0-13-869017-0.
5. Anderson, R. : Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems. Wiley, 2008. ISBN 0470068523.

Keywords:

system security, cyber security, forensic analysis, authentication

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