University of Padua - MSc in CyberSecurity
CyberSecurity and Cryptography: Principles and Practices
Academic Year: 2025/2026
Lecturer: Mauro Conti

Teaching Assistants: Giulio Umbrella and Umberto Salviati and Anastasiia Belousova

Note: In this page you will find general information about the course.
Announcements and material is delivered in the Moodle page.

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

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

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

Stem 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 lectures done by Prof. Conti only. Part A from Prof. Mariconda (6 CFU) and second Part B from Prof. Migliardi (3 CFU) will have dedicated exam.

Lecturer: Mauro Conti

Teaching Assistants: Giulio Umbrella and Umberto Salviati and Anastasiia Belousova

Course Content:

Grading Criteria:

Last update: 2023-10-24