Capture the Flag ChallengeLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The goal of this course is to teach the student to combine various knowledge he/she has gained so far for solving realistic cyber security related challenges.

Competences
EUR-ACE: Knowledge and understanding 
EUR-ACE: Engineering practice 

Content

The challenges are Capture The Flag challenges, where the student has to find a "flag". The flag is a unique string that proves that the student found the correct answer. The course consists of the student's independent challenges solving and a written report on his/her findings. The course is graded based on the reports.

Qualifications

Basics of programming, operating systems, data structures and algorithms, TCP/IP, computer networks

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Completion of the course is based on completing the challenges and their reporting:

Challenges CH01-04 completed and reported

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Challenges CH01-06 completed and reported

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Challenges CH01-08 completed and reported

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student is able to solve more than 70% of the challenges and is able to report on his/her findings in a clear and understandable manner.

Fail: The student is unable to solve more than 70% of the challenges and his/her reports are not understandable.