After successful completion of the course, students are able to timely recognize advanced aspects of IT security and introduce appropriate security measures in order to achieve a sufficient level of IT security during the operation of the respective systems.

• Threat Modeling
• Security Patterns
• Access Control Models
• Security Policies
• Network Security and aspects of wireless technologies
• Web Application Security
• XML Security
• Advanced Aspects of IT Security of Applications
• Mobile Security
• Secure Architectures
• Forensics
• Security of VoIP

Theoretical basics, as well as lessons learned, are taught in the lectures. In 3 individual/team exercises the content is deepened and broadened.

In the lecture the necessary technical foundations are taught, research in depth is guided on-demand, and real, large case studies are presented. In the exercises, the application of different aspects of the lecture are deepened and extended in 3 single and group tasks in our IT security lab infrastructure.

Effort for the student (ECTS-Breakdown):

Preliminary talk: 1 h
Lectures: 13,5 h
Self Study (Exercises, Preparation Time for Written Exam): 59 h
Written Exam: 1.5 h

Total: 75 hours (3 ECTS)

If you have any questions, please contact lva.security@inso.tuwien.ac.at.

During the term, 3 individual/team exercises, primarily in the style of Jeopardy CTF Contests, need to be finished and documented. For the team exercises, additional exercise interviews need to be done. Moreover, there is a written exam.