| Unit name | Applied Security |
|---|---|
| Unit code | COMSM2500 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Page |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
COMS30124 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Computer Science |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of this unit is to introduce and explore the implementation and deployment of secure systems, focussing on their cryptographic aspects in particular. It offers a different perspective on what it means for something to be &�secure&� (e.g., stressing the importance of secure implementation techniques), and the difficulty of deploying systems in which cryptography is used (e.g., stressing the need for secure building blocks such as random number generators). Students completing the unit should get hands-on experience with modern, industrially relevant attack techniques and associated countermeasures, and opportunity to integrate content from other units in the programme within whole secure systems rather than disjoint components.
