Cyber Security

Want to master the essentials of cybersecurity? This course teaches key concepts, standards, and regulations, plus practical methods to protect systems, detect threats, and ensure data integrity—skills that make you a cybersecurity pro.

1.9.2025 - 31.7.2026

5 cr

Registration open

Online

In this course, you will learn the key concepts, standards and legislation of cybersecurity and how to apply them to personal, societal and organisational cybersecurity. You will learn technical methods to protect systems, detect vulnerabilities and ensure data integrity. You will learn about the security mechanisms used in data transmission, the principles and effects of malware and vulnerabilities. This course will equip you to analyse and manage cyber security threats effectively.

Introduction to Cyber Security
Social cyber security
Legislation, data protection
Personal cyber security
Risk management
Malware, threats and vulnerabilities
Organizational cyber security

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Fields

Information and communication technologies

Scope

5 cr

Code

TT00CD86

You will master the most central areas related to cyber security: concepts (e.g. confidentiality, integrity and availability), standards and legislation (e.g. data protection, protection levels). You understand how these are applicable in personal, social and organizational cyber security. You will get to know technical methods that can be used to protect systems, detect flaws and ensure data integrity, for example. You know the security mechanisms used in data transfer in relation to reliability and availability, as well as the operating principles and effects of malware and vulnerabilities.

EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
You know the basic principles of cyber security and information security. You understand the importance of these in personal, social and organizational cyber security and how to protect yourself, detect flaws and ensure data integrity

EUR-ACE Engineering practice
You can analyze threats related to cyber security by applying practice and theory and identifying these

Organiser

Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Belongs to themes:

New technologies

Safety, security and risk management

Renewal of working life and competence

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