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Module EIT-FUN-413-M-7

Information Security Assessment and Operations (M, 8.0 LP)

Module Identification

Module Number Module Name CP (Effort)
EIT-FUN-413-M-7 Information Security Assessment and Operations 8.0 CP (240 h)

Basedata

CP, Effort 8.0 CP = 240 h
Position of the semester 1 Sem. in SuSe
Level [7] Master (Advanced)
Language [EN] English
Module Manager
Schotten, Hans D., Prof. Dr.-Ing. (PROF | DEPT: EIT)
Lecturers
Duque Antón, Simon, Dipl.-Ing. (EXT | DEPT: EIT)
Schotten, Hans D., Prof. Dr.-Ing. (PROF | DEPT: EIT)
Area of study [EIT-FUN] Wireless Communication and Navigation
Reference course of study [EIT-88.781-SG#2010] M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering [2010]
Livecycle-State [NORM] Active

Courses

Type/SWS Course Number Title Choice in
Module-Part 		Presence-Time /
Self-Study 		SL SL is
required for exa. 		PL CP Sem.
6K+V+L EIT-FUN-413-K-7
Information Security Assessment and Operations
P 45 h 195 h
L-Schein
ja PL1 8.0 SuSe
  • About [EIT-FUN-413-K-7]: Title: "Information Security Assessment and Operations"; Presence-Time: 45 h; Self-Study: 195 h
  • About [EIT-FUN-413-K-7]: The study achievement [L-Schein] proof of successful participation in the practical course / lab must be obtained. It is a prerequisite for the examination for PL1.

Examination achievement PL1

  • Form of examination: examination in form of partial achievements
  • Examination Frequency: each semester
    written exam 60 min (33%) + lab exam 120 min (67%)

Evaluation of grades

The grade of the module examination is also the module grade.


Contents

From [EIT-FUN-413-K-7] Information Security Assessment and Operations:
  • Introduction to information security (10 %)
  • Security assessment (40 %)
    • Introduction to security assessment
    • Reconnaissance
    • Scanning
    • Exploitation
    • Post-exploitation
  • Security operations (30 %)
    • Intrusion prevention and detection
    • Incident response
    • Standards, regulations and security policies
  • Emerging topics (1-3 current topics per semester, 20 %)
    • E.g. Industrial security, cloud security, mobile/IoT security and WiFi auditing

Competencies / intended learning achievements

  • Memorize and define common IT (Information Technology) security taxonomies for threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment and security operations.
  • Describe the standard methodologies for the phases reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation and post-exploitation of a security assessment.
  • Describe the standard methodologies for authentication, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, incident response and physical security in the context of security operations.
  • Develop and justify information security policies with knowledge of regulatory compliance and industry standards.
  • Identify security problems in emerging topics of the IT and OT (Operational Technology) fields.
  • Choose and use common scanning tools to discover potentially vulnerable services on a given target host.
  • Compose and apply vulnerability exploitation techniques and gain privileged access to show a host is vulnerable.
  • Analyze and reconstruct information in storage media and log files using common forensic tools
  • Summarize significant findings and write about necessary technical details to reproduce these findings

Requirements for attendance (informal)

Modules:

Requirements for attendance (formal)

None

References to Module / Module Number [EIT-FUN-413-M-7]

Course of Study Section Choice/Obligation
[EIT-88.781-SG#2010] M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering [2010] Elective Subjects [W] Elective Module
[EIT-88.A44-SG#2018] M.Sc. Media and Communication Technology [2018] Technical Elective Subjects [W] Elective Module
[EIT-88.?-SG#2021] M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering [2021] Technical Elective Modules [W] Elective Module
[EIT-88.?-SG#2021] M.Sc. Media and Communication Technology [2021] Technical Elective Modules [W] Elective Module
[EIT-88.?-SG#2021] M.Sc. Automation and Control (A&C) [2021] Elective Modules [W] Elective Module