Master´s Programme

Information Technology and Management

 
Objectives

• Acquiring the knowledge of the development, structure and functionality of computer networks
• Ability to evaluate the security architecture of networked computer systems
• Ability to evaluate attack mechanisms and security-relevant aspects of networked computer systems
• Ability to understand and assess mechanisms and strategies to increase the securities of computer networks
• Ability to manage security-specific mechanisms in computer networks

Contents
 

• Motivation and OSI security architecture,
• Security engineering: procedure model, security problems, threats
• Cryptology, symmetrical and asymmetrical cryptosystems and processes
• Cryptographic hash functions (MD4/5, Wirpool)
• Security measures
• WLAN security
• Complex security mechanisms (IPSec, SSL/TSL, ssh)
• Firewall systems