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Advanced IT Security, 25 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: ITS25STO.

Advanced IT Security deepens your knowledge of handling threats to IT environments, not just knowing about them. You learn to operate and administer virtual systems and cloud services, assess security in a Windows environment and implement appropriate security measures. The course gives you the competence to work in agile projects and to independently carry out technical security tests, analyses and audits. The course is part of TUC's YH program for IT security specialists.

Duration: 25 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 25 YH credits, approx. 5 weeks of full-time study

About the course.

The course covers IT security in such a way that the student not only knows about but can also handle the threats that IT environments are exposed to. The course covers the management of IT environments with regard to security, and operating and administering virtual systems and cloud services. In the future professional role of IT security specialist, the student should be able to assess security in a Windows environment and, when needed, make appropriate changes to secure the environment according to current standards. The course also covers how to handle complex phenomena, issues and situations in the professional role of IT security specialist, and how to propose and implement appropriate measures to solve complex IT security problems.

The course covers IT security in such a way that the student not only knows about but can also handle the threats that IT environments are exposed to. The course covers the management of IT environments with regard to security, and operating and administering virtual systems and cloud services. In the future professional role of IT security specialist, the student should be able to assess security in a Windows environment and, when needed, make appropriate changes to secure the environment according to current standards. The course also covers how to handle complex phenomena, issues and situations in the professional role of IT security specialist, and how to propose and implement appropriate measures to solve complex IT security problems.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can assess security in a Windows environment and implement appropriate measures.
  • You can operate and administer virtual systems and cloud services with regard to security.
  • You can handle complex security issues in the professional role of IT security specialist.
  • You can work in agile projects within IT security work.
  • You can independently carry out technical security tests, analyses and audits.
  • You can propose and implement measures to solve complex IT security problems.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Managing IT environments

    Operation and administration of virtual systems and cloud services with a focus on security.

  2. Security in a Windows environment

    Assessing and improving security according to current standards.

  3. Agile projects

    Working with IT security in agile ways of working.

  4. Security testing and auditing

    Independently carrying out technical security tests and analyses.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at those studying to become IT security specialists who want to go deeper into advanced operations and security management.

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