Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have acquired highly specialised and integrated knowledge and broad skills in the various disciplines of computer science, which come after those within the Bachelor's in computer science.
• Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Aquire new knowledge independently.
• Pursue further training and develop new skills independently.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy to evolve in new contexts.
• Apply scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of IT in general, and on the contribution to projects.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Teach students the basic material to allow them to implement a security policy on computer systems and networks.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Basics of Unix on a security point of view.
Security of operating systems.
Security of software applications.
Network-related security aspects.
Fighting methods against different kinds of pollution (viruses, spam).
Cryptography and security.
Topical issues.
 

Prior Experience

Knowledge in the following fields (which can be acquired, for example, in the courses listed below):

Operating systems
S-INFO-054 - Operating systems
Computer networks
S-INFO-053 - Networks
Mathematics
S-INFO-051 - Mathematics
Databases
S-INFO-049 - Databases I

A basic knowledge of Unix  is useful, but not absolutely required.