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Case Studies in Cyber Security

Course
2016-2017

Admission requirements

Admission only after intake, see https://www.csacademy.nl/en/education/master-s-programmes/executive-master-s-programme-cyber-security.

Admission only for those students who are enrolled in the technical track.

Description

In this course attention is paid briefly to the processing of sensitive data based on cryptography and the usage of anonymisation techniques.
In addition to this, this course deals with security management, security design principles, security in architecture and resilience engineering.
Whereas in modules Measures and Interventions and Ict systems of the technical track attention was paid to the characteristics of ICT systems, types of attacks and possible security measures, the main aim of this course is that students translate and apply their theoretical /technical knowledge in a specific case (to be determined on the basis of the background and interests of the students, or the actual situation). In groups of 3-4 students, participants design a security architecture and system for the chosen case. They should write a primarily technical report, taking non-technical aspects and possible impact into account. In addition to the report the students should give a presentation for both staff and their colleague-groups.

Course objectives

Participants have:

  • Understanding of cyber threats and vulnerabilities, incidents and their potential impact.

  • Participants are able to:

  • Identify in a practical case possible attacks, translate them to technical requirements, and the latter to security measures, taking the non-technical aspects into account.

  • Translate and apply theoretical knowledge of cyber security to professional practice.

  • Weigh business and security risks and to define technical requirements.

  • Translate technical understanding into a multidisciplinary oriented policy.

Timetable

7 days from 9.30 until 17.00.

  • Thursday 2 February 2017

  • Friday 3 February 2017

  • Friday 10 February 2017

  • Friday 17 February 2017

  • Friday 24 February 2017

  • Friday 10 March 2017

  • Friday 17 March 2017

Mode of instruction

Lectures, seminars, exercises, class discussion.

Lecturers: dr. Jan van der Lubbe, dr. Christian Doerr (TUD), dr. Wojtek Kowalczyk and others

Course Load

4 EC.

Assessment method

Assignments (80%), presentation (20%).

No compensation is possible for assignments of 30% or more.

You can find more information about assessments and the timetable exams on the website.
Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on Blackboard.
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website, uSis and Blackboard.

Resit
Students will be permitted to resit an examination if they have taken the first sit and have a mark lower than 5.5 or with permission of the Board of Examiners.

Resit written exam
Students that want to take part in a resit for a written exam, are required to register via uSis. Use the activity number that can be found on the ‘timetable exams’.

Blackboard

Yes, for posting slides of lectures, relevant literature and assignments.

Reading list

Compulsory literature and literature for further consultation will be announced via Blackboard.

Registration

Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

NVT.

Contact

Dr. Jan van der Lubbe (TUD)

Drs. Mireille Snels, programme manager:
m.m.snels@cdh.leidenuniv.nl

Pauline Hutten MSc, programme coordinator:
p.e.hutten@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

Remarks

See https://www.csacademy.nl/en/education/master-s-programmes/executive-master-s-programme-cyber-security.