Course ITS19 Network security 1.

The purpose of the course is to give students basic knowledge of network security. The goal of the course is that students have knowledge of various security threats that can harm modern networks, such as denial-of-service attacks and malicious code. The approved student has knowledge of - History and concepts in hacking and computer security - Vulnerabilities in different operating systems and networks and how they can be recognised - The threats that exist against networks - Different types of malicious software - The security techniques and methods available to avoid incidents The approved student has the skills to - Take security measures based on an understanding of how malicious code affects computer systems - Prevent intrusion attempts by implementing monitoring systems The approved student has the competence to - Detect security flaws in order to create secure data storage - Create secure login and communication for organisations' intranets and web services