Cybersecurity 1100-12-G11-0-Cyber

Program content:

1. introduction (terminology, rules and security policy),
2. cyber-attacks (main types and methods of defense),
3. security systems and methods (network communication architecture, software, encryption, conditional access, data transmission protocols, certificates),
4. protection of personal data,
5. cyber risk management in accordance with ISO 27001.

Total student workload

1. lecture: 15 h 2. classes: 15 h 3. consultation: 7.5 h 4. individual student work needed to successfully complete the course – 37.5 hours

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W01 – Has knowledge of basic concepts in the field of internal security as a sub-area of social sciences and knowledge of cyber security – K_W06

Learning outcomes - skills

U01 - Can observe and interpret social phenomena in cyberspace. He notices their interrelationships. Understands the causes and course of phenomena related to cyberspace security. Is able to use theoretical knowledge about threats related to cyberspace - K_U01

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K01 - Is ready to specify the basic priorities aimed at counteracting threats in cyberspace to the existing social structures. Using modern techniques, he communicates skillfully and without problems with the environment, providing knowledge about the existing threats and the possibilities of protection against them - K_K04

Teaching methods

description, discussion, problem-based lecture, classic problem-solving

Type of course

compulsory course

Course coordinators

Adrian Nowak

Assessment criteria

Lecture:

Written test – W01, K01.

Classes – one test per semester:

Test – W01, U01.

Bibliography

1. Buchanan, Ben, The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics, Harvard University Press 2020
2. Luca Follis and Adam Fish, Hacker States, MIT Press 2020
3. Amos N. Guiora, Cybersecurity: geopolitics, law, and policy, Routledge 2017

Additional information

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