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Information and Communication Systems Security
Course Code 321-3400
Semester 6
ECTS 5.00
Hours (Theory) 3
Hours (Lab) 2
Instructor Kambourakis Georgios
Course Content

Semantic foundation of terms on Information and Communications Systems security. Identification and authentication. Access Control. Policies and formal security models. OS security, use case: Unix. Malware. Analysis, evaluation and management of information systems risks. Information systems security policies. Elements of applied cryptography: classical cryptographic methods, symmetric and asymmetric cryptosystems, message authentication codes, digital signatures, Certification authorities, Public Key infrastructure, Legal framework in Greece. Network security. Threats and vulnerabilities. Information gathering tools. Internet Model Security: Internet layer security, Transport layer security, Application layer security, over the Application layer security. Applications.

Learning Outcomes

Students

  • will acquire knowledge of fundamental issues of Information and Communication Systems Security and Privacy and
  • will able to aplly methods to address basic issues.
  • They will be able to evaluate information security issues and use  tools and techniques to address them. 
  • They will acquire the ability to use tools to develop the basic steps of a cyberattack.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Activity Semester workload
Lectures 39 hours
Laboratory Exercises 26 hours
Personal study 57 hours
   
Final exams 3 hours
Course total 125 hours (5 ECTS)

Assessment Methods / Grading

Group projects in labs and final written assesment.

Teaching Language

Greek (English for Erasmus students)

Contact
  • President: Skoutas Dimitrios
  • Secretariat Head: Karagianni Kalliopi
  • Undergraduate Secretariat: ICS Eng. Department
  • Postgraduate Secretariat: ICS Eng. Department
  • Email: dicsd [at] aegean [dot] gr
  • Phone: 2273082000
  • Address: Κτήριο Λυμπέρη, Παλαμά 2 & Γοργύρας, Τ.Κ. 83200
  • Website: www.icsd.aegean.gr
  • Office Hours: Δευτέρα - Παρασκευή: 8:00 - 16:00
Στατιστικά Σπουδών
Μέσος Όρος Βαθμού Πτυχίου

7.76

Μέσος χρόνος Απόκτησης Πτυχίου

6.5 έτη

Μαθήματα με εργαστήριο

46

Κύκλοι Σπουδών

6

Μαθήματα Υποχρεωτικά

36

Μαθήματα Κύκλου

8

Σύνολο μαθημάτων για πτυχίο

55

Διπλωματική Εργασία

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