Security Engineering

What it is about

You will learn how to systematically design, analyze, evaluate, and operate secure IT applications. The focus is on system and threat analysis, derivation of security requirements, security architectures and measures, as well as methods for validation and a secure software development process.

What you will be able to do

• Apply processes for analysis and design of secure applications
• Conduct threat and risk analyses
• Derive security requirements and recommend measures
• Classify security architectures within overall system architectures
• Evaluate basic security mechanisms and standards
• Develop secure software and identify vulnerabilities
• Understand handling of security incidents and CERT concepts
• Apply verification methods and models to improve secure development

What the module consists of

• VorlesungIntroduction to the theoretical foundations of security, threat analysis, architectures and processes
• Fallstudien (teilweise Gruppenarbeit)Application and deepening of lecture content on practical examples
• Übungen und Hausaufgaben zum SelbststudiumTraining practical skills and independent engagement with literature and current topics

Teaching method

• VortragIntroduction and explanation of central concepts
• Fallstudien und GruppenarbeitDeepening and practical application of the content
• Übungen und HausaufgabenPractise practical skills and self-study