Information security MTAT.07.028
The aim of the course is to give the students an overview of practical information security problems and to teach the students to recognise the problems / threats related with information security.
The Estonian version of this course is available from the following link: https://courses.cs.ut.ee/2015/infsec/Et/HomePage.
After this course the student:
- can assess password complexity and knows how to manage passwords
- has an overview of authentication methods and usages of cryptography
- knows where and how data encryption is used
- knows how to maintain anonymity
- has an overview of ways to back up data
- recognizes simple social engineering attempts
- has a technical overview of the Estonian ID-card and e-voting
- understands security risks involved in using smart devices
- has an overview of technical, web-based and wireless (WiFi) attacks
- knows how to send encrypted and signed e-mails
Course info
Information security is a 3 ECTS course with a differentiated final assessment. Each topic has a homework that also involves extra reading. The course ends with an exam. More info about the exam can be found from the menu on the left: exam.
Supervisors:
- Kristjan Krips
krips(ät)ut(punkt)ee - Riivo Talviste
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Grading
The grading is done in the standard way using the 100 point scale. The grade is composed of two parts, where the first part consists of results of the homeworks and the second part consists of the result of the exam. It is possible to get at most 60 points from the homeworks and at most 40 points from the exam. The student has to collect at least 40 points in order to be allowed to attend the exam.
- A - excellent (91 -100%)
- B - very good (81 - 90%)
- C - good (71 -80%)
- D - satisfactory (61 - 70%)
- E - pass (51 - 60%)
- F - fail (0 - 50%)