Knowledge about network security methods, cryptography, anomaly detection methods, applying theoretical knowledge in practical exercises for network traffic analysis and anomaly detection
Security objectives in communication networks, threats and attack techniques, cryptography (basic concepts, selected topics), security concepts for communication protocols, network supervison techniques, network data analysis, anomaly detecion methods, practical exercises.
first class: Tue., 1.3.2016, 1.00 p.m., EI 2 Pichelmayer
Slides will be made available to registered students in TISS. The slides contain all information required to pass the exam.
The following links provide additional information about the topics. Links to further sources (papers, etc.) about specific topics will be given in the lectures.
Introduction to Network Security
- Mark Stamp: Information Security: Principles and Practice John Wiley & Sons, 2011
- Cheswick, Bellovin, Rubin: Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley Professional; 2 edition, 2003
- Kaufman, Perlman, Speciner: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World, Prentice Hall; 2 edition, 2002
Introduction to Cryptography
- Goldwasser, Bellare: Lecture Notes on Cryptography, July 2008 (available at http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~mihir/papers/gb.pdf)
Protocols
Basic knowledge about communication networks, especially IP networks (e.g., from VO Communication Networks 1)
