University of Padua - MSc in CyberSecurity
CyberSecurity and Cryptography: Principles and Practices
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Lecturer: Mauro Conti

Teaching Assistant: Pier Paolo Tricomi and Gabriele Orazi

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Language: The course and the exam will be in English.

Credits: 12 CFU. (but this module will count for 3 CFU)

Schedule: II semester (course schedule is published HERE).

Moodle link (for slides, recording, etc...): Link

Course Content:

The course will cover advanced research topic in CyberSecurity, among which:

User Authentication
Access Control
Database Security
Malicious Software
Denial of Service
Intrusion Detection Systems
Firewall and Intrusion Prevention Systems
Buffer Overflow
Sofware Security
Operating System Security
Trusted Computing

For each topic, there will be a theoretical part followed by a part with practical application of the topic.

This is intended to be an interactive class: class participation is strongly recommended. Sleeping during the class is optional, but not recommended.

Reference Book: William Stallings, Lawrie Brown. Computer Security: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition.

Grading Criteria:

The exam will be held in written form and will verify the students' knowledge of the topics covered in class. The exam will include both the Lecture done by Prof. Conti and by Prof. Migliardi.

Lecturer: Mauro Conti

Teaching Assistant: Pier Paolo Tricomi and Gabriele Orazi

Course Content:

Grading Criteria:

Last update: 2021-02-24