Cybersecurity

The course focuses on overall understanding of cybersecurity including different types of threats, cyber defense strategies, evaluation of technological solutions and emerging trends. After the course students are expected to understand digital security.

Course content

• Cybersecurity fundamentals and goals
• Cyber threats landscape
• Network security
• Application/web security
• Device security
• Cloud/IoT security
• Cryptography basics
• Incident response
• Digital forensics
• Risk management
• Cybersecurity management and governance
• Emerging cybersecurity trends

Learning outcomes 

After successfully completing the course, the student

• can understand fundamental concepts and terminology of cybersecurity
• can identify various types of cyber threats and analyse different cyber defense strategies
• knows about the basics of cryptography and principles of incident response
• is familiar with cybersecurity management practices and governance frameworks
• can analyse emerging trends, technologies, and advancements in cybersecurity.

Course material

Lecture material (online).

Teaching schedule

• Six online-lectures 14:15-18:00 (April 29th, May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, and June 3rd).
• Attending all the lecture days (for the whole time) is mandatory; two absences are permitted for a good reason, but you’ll be assigned compensatory work for absences.

Completion methods

Attending the lectures and completing the assignments. To pass the course, you need to submit all the required assignments. There will be no exam for this course.

The course is graded pass/fail.

More information in the Aalto University study guide and course page.

You can get a digital badge after completing this course.