Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

Competition

Degree programme Computer Science - Software and Information Engineering
Subject area Engineering & Technology
Type of degree Bachelor
Full-time
Winter Semester 2024
Course unit title Competition
Course unit code 024717050609
Language of instruction English
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) Elective
Teaching hours per week 3
Year of study 2024
Level of the course / module according to the curriculum
Number of ECTS credits allocated 5
Name of lecturer(s) Armin SIMMA
Requirements and Prerequisites

Fundamentals in computer security

Course content

As part of this course, students have the opportunity to take part in a selected hacker competition such as the Cyber Security Austria Challenge and compete in the group of students with colleagues from their own degree program as well as from degree programs across Austria.

Learning outcomes

The students can carry out attacks on networks, services, and devices and take countermeasures.
The students know procedures and technologies for network security (e.g. VPN, authentication technologies).

The students know procedures and technologies for operating system security (e.g. suid mechanism).
The students can analyze various security protocols (SSL / TLS, IPsec, Kerberos) for attacks.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Participation in the competition and reflection on the results.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in the online competition and evaluation of the results based on the tasks solved in the competition.

Comment

None

Recommended or required reading

Du, Wenliang (2019): Computer Security: A Hands-on Approach. 2. Wenliang Du.

‘Cyber Security Austria - Du bist verboten gut? Dann zeig's uns!' (n. y.): Cyber Security Austria - Du bist verboten gut? Dann zeig's uns! Available at: URL: https://verbotengut.at/ (Accessed on: 10 April 2020).

‘Home : Hacking-Lab.com' (n. y.): Home : Hacking-Lab.com. Available at: URL: https://www.hacking-lab.com/index.html (Accessed on: 10 April 2020).

 

 

 

 

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Online Challenge