Information Security 2023/24 fall

Lectures & labs

Lectures & labs

The lectures are held in the Delta building, room 1019. The timetable is available in the study information system. We expect students to attend to facilitate discussions. If it is impossible to participate in the classes, we also provide the option to view the recordings, which are usually made available one or two days after the lecture. However, we assume that the students have participated in the previous lectures and read the lecture notes. The questions that arise after attending the lectures and reading the lecture notes should be posted to the Moodle forum.

Information regarding the timetable and classrooms for the labs is available in the study information system. Labs will not be recorded, and it will not be possible to redo the labs. If it is impossible to attend the labs, we expect the students to solve the tasks independently, which may take more time. The tasks solved in the labs form part of the homework, and the solutions must be submitted by the deadline.

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Data protection, privacy and anonymity

1. Friday, September 15, 08:30 - 11:45 [forum] [recording]
   • Introduction
   • Data encryption
   • Hidden data and backups
2. Friday, September 29, 08:30 - 11:45 [forum] [recording]
   • Privacy and anonymity on the Internet
   • Security of Android and iOS devices
   • Privacy policy
3. Lab 1 - The time for the lab depends on your group. Check which group you belong to from SIS.
   • Lab 1: Encryption software

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Public key cryptography and its applications

1. Friday, October 13, 08:30 - 11:45 [forum] [recording]
   • Public-key cryptography and PKI
   • Secure web communication (TLS)
2. Friday, October 27, 08:30 - 13:30 [forum] [recording]
   • Smartcards (by the example of Estonian ID-card) and Mobile ID
   • E-voting
   • Blockchain, Bitcoin, payment solutions
3. Lab 2 - The time for the lab depends on your group. Check which group you belong to from SIS.
   • Lab 2: Secure communication & privacy

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Authentication and attacks

1. Friday, November 10, 08:30 - 13:30 [forum] [recording]
   • Authentication
   • Social engineering
2. Friday, November 24, 08:30 - 11:45 [forum] [recording]
   • Technical attacks
3. Friday, December 8, 08:30 - 11:45 [forum] [recording]
   • Web attacks
   • Security of wireless networks

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Exam dates

• 15th of December, 09:00-11:30 (location is announced in the SIS)
• 5th of January, 09:00-11:30 (location is announced in the SIS)
• resit exam: 26th of January, 09:00-11:30 (location is announced in the SIS)

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