Hardening (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The object of the course
You understand the significance of various data security controls in hardening of critical information technology environments in companies. You learn to implement various data security controls as part of a company’s information system.

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

The learning objectives of the course
When you successfully complete this course, you can systematically harden an ICT environment and implement the hardening practice into the environment.

Content

The course contains design and implementation of hardening a target ICT environment. Additionally, the course discusses the dependencies and potentials of various data security controls as well as their operation.

Materials

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Teaching methods

- lectures
- independent study
- distance learning
- webinars
- small group learning
- exercises

Employer connections

- excursions
- visiting lecturers
- projects

Exam schedules

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening.

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 15 h
- Laboratory exercises/hands-on labs 120h
Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1: The student shows a sufficient command of the theory on designing and implementing hardening and is able to design various sufficient data security controls as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects their own learning sufficiently.

Satisfactory 2: The student shows a satisfactory command of the theory on designing and implementing hardening and is able to design satisfactorily various data security controls as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects on their own learning satisfactorily.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3: The student shows a good command of the theory on designing and implementing hardening and is able design various good data security controls as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects on their own learning well.

Very good 4: The student shows a very good command of the theory on designing and implementing hardening and is able to very well design various data security controls as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects on their own learning very well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student masters the theory on designing and implementing hardening excellently and is able to design various data security controls outstandingly as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects on their own learning outstandingly.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient 1: The student shows sufficient command of the theory on designing and implementing hardening and can sufficiently design various data security controls as part of a broader target environment based on given requirement definition. The student reflects on their own learning sufficiently.

Qualifications

Data Networks
Linux
Cyber Security