The course covers security including integrity for a spectrum of network systems that includes:
- Internet and TCP/IP networks,
- Mobile voice and data networks,
- wireless local and personal networks,
- Wireless sensor networks,
- mobile ad hoc and hybrid networks, such as vehicle communication systems
The emphasis of the course is to strengthen the student's understanding of concept and technology, joint security requirements for different systems, how functions in each system determines the latest security solutions and how design decisions should be grasped for efficient security solutions.
Having passed the course, the student should be able to:
- analyse and identify vulnerabilities, threats and attacks against a number of modern or new network systems
- define exact properties and requirements of security solutions for network systems
- design and analyse security protocols, mechanisms, and architectures that protect the network operation against attacks
- analyse general security mechanisms qualitatively and quantitatively
- identify, analyse and apply best practice for security systems that are currently used or currently being developed towards standardisation of network systems
in order to
- improve and increase his deep understanding of basic concepts and technologies related to the security of modern network systems
- strengthen the ability to handle open, real technical problems
- prepare for independent projects in related subjects
