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Basics of Cyber Security (5cr)

Code: 5G00DM21-3001

General information


Enrolment period
11.06.2018 - 10.10.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
22.08.2018 - 19.12.2018
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
ICT Engineering
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Software Engineering
Teachers
Petteri Jekunen
Person in charge
Hanna Kinnari-Korpela
Course
5G00DM21

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to:

- understand the importance of safety, data security and privacy
- use password manager
- describe common cybersecurity threads and how organizations mitigate attacks
- be safe using social media
- understand the business aspects related to the importance of cybersecurity
- explain why credentials, firewalls, virus protection and updates are crucial to computer security

Content (course unit)

- the need for cybersecurity
- basics of risk management
- threads, vulnerabilities and attacks
- protecting data and privacy
- confidentiality, integrity and availability
- importance of credentials

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