Part I

About the course

This course of the course series will introduce the participant to the relevant issues in cyber security. These issues include the stakeholders' and users' ability to disrupt the functionality of a system; corporate responsibilities and liabilities; and the never-ending software crisis that is related to the increasing amount of software and maintenance. Here, we also introduce the basics of internet communication protocols and a gentle introduction to cryptography.

This course has only 1 part.

The structure of CSB courses has changed recently; currently the same website is used for the new course structure as the retiring old structure. If you wish to follow the old structure, and you are eligible, then follow the instructions given here. See the same page for eligibility.

To pass the course you need to book and pass examinarium exam (akvaariotentti). See here for more details about the exam.

The questions rely either on the course material or on the course book Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 3rd Edition by Ross Anderson, ISBN: 978-1-119-64281-7. The relevant book chapters are 1-4, and 21. The book can be bought either from Wiley or Amazon. It is also available for free from the author's webpage. The e-version of the book is also available via Helsinki University library.

Support channel and contact information

For support channel use Discord (use #csb_general channel).

For any further questions, contact grp-cybersecuritybase(at)removethis.helsinki.fi.