Program Overview

Information Security & Digital Trust

Overview

The Information Security & Digital Trust course addresses the security and privacy aspects of information technologies, crucial for building digital trust in today's societies and economies.

Content

The course covers the following topics:

• Applied cryptography
• Authentication
• Access control
• Malware
• Software security
• Network security
• Machine learning and security
• Privacy
• Security management
• Economics of security

By the end of the course, students must be able to:

• Develop nuanced information security and privacy-centered analysis of digital ecosystems
• Identify and illustrate threats
• Propose solutions together with their pros and cons

Transversal Skills

Students will also acquire the following transversal skills:

• Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals
• Demonstrate a capacity for creativity
• Use both general and domain-specific IT resources and tools
• Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession

Teaching Methods

The course consists of two hours of lectures and one hour of exercise sessions per week, with exercises that may need to be completed at home.

Assessment Methods

The evaluation is based on a final written exam (100%).

Program Details

The course is part of the following programs:

• Sustainable Management and Technology, Master semester 3
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Information security & digital trust
  • Courses: 2 hours per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 hour per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: Optional
• Financial engineering, Master semester 1
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Information security & digital trust
  • Courses: 2 hours per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 hour per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: Optional
• Financial engineering, Master semester 3
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Information security & digital trust
  • Courses: 2 hours per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 hour per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: Optional

Reference Week

The course schedule is as follows: | Time | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8-9 | | | | | | | 9-10 | | PHH333 | | | | | 10-11 | | | | | | | 11-12 | | PHH333 | | | | | 12-13 | | | | | | | 13-14 | | | | | | | 14-15 | | | | | | | 15-16 | | | | | | | 16-17 | | | | | | | 17-18 | | | | | | | 18-19 | | | | | | | 19-20 | | | | | | | 20-21 | | | | | | | 21-22 | | | | | |

Lecture: Tuesday, 9h - 11h: Lecture PHH333 Exercise, TP: Tuesday, 11h - 12h: Exercise, TP PHH333

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