Course GIK2V4

Data Security and Integrity

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 36, 2024

The overall aim of the course is to introduce students to cybersecurity trends, threats when using IT against personal and company data, and how we can detect and protect us from these threats. The course aims to provide an understanding of  the various actors that exist in the world of cybersecurity and what it is that drives both cybercriminals and security experts.

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the characteristics of cybercriminals and specialists within the field of cybersecurity.
  • Describe the techniques and methods that cybercriminals use in their attempts to gain access to an organization‘s protected assets
  • Describe the technology, processes, policies and standards used within organisations to combat cybercrime to protect all the organisation’s assets
  • Describe the significance of upholding the principles of confidentiality, integrity and accessibility for an organisation in its ability to combat cyber crime
  • Describe the strategies and methods used to comply with systematic cyber security work

Skills and Abilities
After completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Present, explain, summarise, and discuss solution methods and results
  • Install and configure a virtual machine
  • Analyse security needs within a home or a medium-sized corporate network and, both in theory and in practice implement suitable solutions for the protection of networks, devices, software, data, and information
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2024 - week 3, 2025
Study Rate:
Flexible rate (25%)
Location:
Flexible (Borlänge)
Time of Day:
Mixed
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Selection :
Guarenteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3J7N
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
0 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
16,875 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
16,875 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

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Course Coordinator
Thomas Kvist
Thomas Kvist