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ITsec2 Chapter1 Introduction

The document provides an overview of the IT-Security 2 course including organization details, schedule, topics, dependencies and recommended reading materials. It outlines that Q&A sessions will be held weekly to discuss lecture screencasts. Exercises will be assigned biweekly with optional solutions submissions. The exam at the end of the semester determines the final grade. Key topics to be covered include malware, privacy, and application security defenses. Prerequisite knowledge includes basic cryptography but IT-Security 1 is not required. Suggested textbooks are also listed.

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ITsec2 Chapter1 Introduction

The document provides an overview of the IT-Security 2 course including organization details, schedule, topics, dependencies and recommended reading materials. It outlines that Q&A sessions will be held weekly to discuss lecture screencasts. Exercises will be assigned biweekly with optional solutions submissions. The exam at the end of the semester determines the final grade. Key topics to be covered include malware, privacy, and application security defenses. Prerequisite knowledge includes basic cryptography but IT-Security 1 is not required. Suggested textbooks are also listed.

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IT-Security 2

Chapter 1: Technical Stuff and Overview

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Meyer


IT-Security 2: Organization

Q&A Slots for Lecture

Screencasts of Lecture Wed 8:30


Starting April 14thth
Uploaded to Moodle
To be watched before Q&A! Every other Mon 16:30
Starting April 19th
Also: April 26th

Q&A Slots for


Exercise Sheets Screencast of Exercise Exercise

Uploaded to Moodle Uploaded to Moodle Every other Mo


Hand in of solutions optional To be watched before Q&A! 16:30
Starting May 3rd

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Example Schedule for Three Weeks

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

Mo Wed Mo Wed Mo Wed

Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A Q&A


Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Exercise 1 Lecture 4
Screencast Screencast Screencast Screencast Screencast Screencast
Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Exercise 1 Lecture 4 Lecture 5
Hand out Hand in Hand out
Exercise 1 Exercise 1 Exercise 2

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Exercises

§ Will be held by Benedikt Holmes

§ Contact address for lecture and exercise


§ [email protected]

§ Every second Wed new exercise sheet available in Moodle

§ Solutions to exercises can be handed in via Moodle


§ In groups, one group member hands in the solution
§ Corrected if handed in but not mandatory to hand in
§ We recommend doing the exercises and handing them in

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Exams

§ Exam:
§ Written exam of 90 minutes at the end of the semester
§ Registration for the exam via RWTH Online
§ Your grade will depend on the exam

§ Exam dates published in RWTH Online!


§ Currently planned:
§ First: August 2nd , 14:00 – 15:30
§ Second: September 11th 14:00 – 15:30

§ Only the exam will count for your grade

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Overall Context: LuFG IT-Sec Teaching

§ Lectures
§ IT-Security 1: Cryptographic Basics and Network Security
§ IT-Security 2: Malware and Defenses, Privacy, and Applications Security
§ MobSec: Security in Mobile Networks
§ Datenkommunikation und Sicherheit

§ Seminars
§ Proseminar or Seminar on changing topics
§ Typically taught in summer terms

§ Practical Course
§ Security Lab, also known as Hacking Lab

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Dependencies

§ IT-Security 2
§ Does NOT require IT-Security 1 but basic cryptographic knowledge
§ Datkom-knowledge will suffice to understand the content
§ BUT we recommend one of {Crypto, IT-Security 1} at least in parallel

§ MobSec
§ Does NOT require IT-Security 1 but basic cryptographic knowledge
§ BUT one of {Crypto, IT-Security 1} at least in parallel

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Research and Master/Bachelor Thesis Topics

Wireless Security Malware and Intrusion Detection

Gaming

Secure Multi-Party Computation


Security Education
min: x

Content Didactic

max: y

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IT-Security 2: Topics Planned

§ Software Security
§ Types of Malware
§ Spreading § Privacy
§ Exploits § Anonymous Communication
§ Examples § Payment Systems
§ Secure Multi-Party
§ … and Defenses Computation
§ E-Voting
§ AV-Products
§ E-Auctions
§ Honeypots
§ Biometrics
§ Malware Analysis
§ Access control
§ Firewalls
§ Intrusion Detection

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Books

§ The lecture will partly be based on

§ Stallings and Brown, Computer Security, Pearson Press, 2015


§ Ross, Security Engineering, Wiley, 2008
§ Pfleeger Pfleeger, Marguies, Security in Computing, 2014
§ You can find these books in the CS library
§ Some chapters of Anderson’s book are also downloadable from his web page
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/
§ Additional reading material will be indicated at the end of each chapter
§ Some links will be accessible via the RWTH network only

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