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14.04.2021
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First Lecture Foundations of Cyber Security IIHello and welcome everyone registered for this course! The first lecture starts tomorrow at 2 pm (sharp) on YouTube. The link to the stream can be found on the Materials page. The stream is unlisted, so please don't share it outside of this lecture. Cheers, Hello and welcome everyone registered for this course! The first lecture starts tomorrow at 2 pm (sharp) on YouTube. The link to the stream can be found on the Materials page. The stream is unlisted, so please don't share it outside of this lecture. Cheers, |
Foundations of Cyber Security II
In this lecture, you will learn about software and system security. This includes malware, software vulnerabilities, isolation techniques, and side channels. You will learn about different types of software vulnerabilities, how to find vulnerabilities, how to exploit them, and ways to prevent vulnerabilities as well as techniques to deal with existing vulnerabilities. The following topics are covered in this lecture
- Malware
- Operating-system and Low-level Basics
- Memory Safety + Exploitation
- Finding Vulnerabilities
- Preventing Vulnerabilities
- Dealing with Vulnerabilities
- Introduction to Side Channels
Time and Location
The lecture will take place every Thursday from 14.00-16.00, starting 15.04.2021. Location: YouTube (link in the Materials page). No physical presence is required except for the final exam (see below).
Weekly Tutorials
The weekly tutorials will also be online this year, which has the advantage that they scale well. We offer three tutorial slots. To give you some flexibility, you can change your tutorial at any time, or even attend all of them.
Grading
Only the exam is graded. However, to register for the exam, you need at least 50% of the exercise sheet points. Additionally, there are optional lecture challenges that give you bonus points if you solve them. Bonus points can only be used to get a better grade if you already passed the course.
Written Exam
Exams are done in writing (or orally if the Covid situation does not allow written exams). The final exam will take place on TBD. Note that physical presence is required for the exam.
All questions of the exam are in English. Answers can be given either in English or in German, at the student’s discretion.
No lecture notes or any other materials are allowed during an exam. All materials required to solve the practical questions are provided at the exam.
Lecture Challenges
During the lecture, there will be small “Lecture Challenges” that you can optionally solve as a bonus. These challenges are optional, but solving them results in bonus points. The aim of the challenges is to dig deeper into a certain topic of the respective lecture. Thus, it is advisable to try to complete the challenge soon after the lecture.