Information security & digital trust
Summary
Technology and information play a crucial role in today's societies and economies. The security and privacy aspects of information technologies are paramount to build digital trust. In this course, we address these aspects for prominent information technologies, from software to computer networks.
Content
The course will cover the following topics:
Applied cryptography
Authentication
Access control
Malware
Software security
Network security
Machine learning and security
Privacy
Security management
Economics of security
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Develop nuanced information security and privacy-centered analysis of digital ecosystems
- Identify and illustrate threats
- Propose solutions together with their pros and cons
Transversal skills
- Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
- Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
- Use both general and domain specific IT resources and tools
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
Teaching methods
Two hours of lectures and one hour of exercise session (exercises may have to be finished at home).
Assessment methods
The evaluation will be based on a final written exam (100%).
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Information security & digital trust
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Information security & digital trust
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
Reference week
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Légendes:
Lecture
Exercise, TP
Project, other