Description

Theory
2

Theory/Practice
1

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Isabel Praça

Contents

P1. Basic concepts of communications security (5%)
Cybersecurity life cycle
Terminology
Social engineering and physical security
Vulnerabilities

P2. Threat Intelligence (10%)
Attacker profiles
Threats
Platforms

P3. Communications Security (30%)
Computer network security
Firewalls
Network intrusion detection and prevention systems
Web security and vulnerabilities
Wireless network security

P4. Ethical Hacking (30%)
Reconnaissance and information gathering
Scanning, sniffing and evasion
Attacks on operating systems
Web-based hacking: servers and applications
Network hacking
Penetration tests

P5. Remediation and Forensic Analysis (15%)
Incident Management Systems
Collaborative Security Management Systems

P6. Security in the age of Artificial Intelligence (10%)
AI vulnerabilities
Types of Attack
Risk Analysis
Robustness and security of models

Learning Outcomes

Based on previously acquired knowledge about computer networks, this course focuses on the security aspects of connections (logical or physical) between software components.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

CO1. Describe the need to ensure security of communications and systems infrastructures (BL): 1/6
CO2. Cyber Threat Intelligence (BL): 4/6
CO3. Apply ethical hacking (BL): 3/6
CO4. Select architectural solutions capable of meeting security requirements (BL): 5/6
CO5. Conduct digital forensic intrusion analysis using appropriate tools, techniques and data/observation sources as well as understanding their limitations (BL): 6/6