Course info

Objectives

Security, privacy, and data protection are increasingly important for software systems and information technology in general. None of the concepts can be separated from each other. Thus, after this course, the participants will have advanced and holistic understanding of privacy and data protection on one hand and security on the other.

After the course, the students
- know the basic elements of software security and privacy
- are familiar with secure software engineering practices and techniques
- know a broad set of software security threats and possible countermeasures
- have a good knowledge of software vulnerabilities, their discovery and manifestations in software
- have a broad understanding of GDPR, its elements, with a specific focus on software development
- know the historical, philosophical and legal background of privacy and data protection
- are familiar with privacy engineering and its core concepts

The course strengthens the following working life skills: creativity, multi-professionalism, problem solving skills and information and communication technology skills.