Cyber Security (CSE)
Cyber Security (CSE)
ECTS:
120 ECTS
Field of Study:
Computer Science and Information Technology
Duration:
2 years, full-time
Eligibility:
Hold a Bachelor of Science or be in the final year of studies of... (read more).
Tuition fees & scholarships:
For EU and non-EU citizens.
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Language of Instruction:
English
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Cyber Security (CSE)
Why study Cyber Security at EIT Digital?
"There are over one million unfilled cyber security jobs in the world!!" (Forbes)
At EIT Digital we see cybersecurity as one of the cornerstones of creating a safe and inclusive digital society. The omnipresence of digital technology has made that cybersecurity has become an essential in securing network and information systems in the European Union, as this European Commission's strategy and policy illustrates nicely.
Our Master School Programme Cyber Security has been developed to equip responsible cybersecurity specialists with the right knowledge and skills to be able to contribute to make the digital world a safer place.
The programme focuses on the study of the design, development and evaluation of secure computer systems, which are also capable of ensuring privacy for future ICT systems. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the concepts and technologies for achieving confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, and privacy protection for information processed across networks.
Students will learn the fresh hot topics of the field including blockchain technologies, crypto currencies, practical (ethical) hacking, and quantum cryptography.
The EIT Digital Cyber Security (CSE) Master’s degree offers:
- Cutting edge technical content within the field of Cyber Security
- Studies at two of Europe´s foremost technical universities leading to a double degree
- A close integration with tailored business courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- A thesis work well grounded in industrial security and privacy problems
- Access to the competence of eight EIT Digital innovation action lines, not least through a summer school between the two years.
- Access to the co-location centres and innovation ecosystems of the EIT Digital nodes.
Who can apply?
If you wish to apply to this programme you must have a Bachelor of Science in, or be in your final year of studies of:
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Mathematics
- Electrical Engineering
Reasonable knowledge of the fundamentals of computing and information sciences and technologies is required.
Kindly note that relevant work experience can compensate a non-strictly matching bachelor degree. Please justify your work experience in your motivation letter or resume. Once your papers are received, the selection committee will make the final decision on whether your bachelor's and work experience are sufficient as prerequisites for the track you have applied for.
How is the programme structured?
All EIT Digital Master School programmes follow the same scheme:
- Students study one year at an ‘entry’ university and one year at an ‘exit’ university in two of EIT Digital’s hot spots around Europe.
- Upon completion, graduates receive degrees from the two universities and a certificate awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
- The first year is similar at all entry points with basic courses to lay the foundation for the chosen technical programme focus. Some elective courses may also be chosen. At the same time, students are introduced to business and management. During the second semester, a design project is combined with business development exercises. These teach how to turn technology into business and how to present a convincing business plan.
- In between the first year and the second year, a summer school addresses business opportunities within a socially relevant theme.
- The second year offers a specialisation and a graduation project. The graduation project includes an internship at a company or a research institute and results in a Master thesis with a strong innovation and entrepreneurship dimension.
To learn more about the I&E minor please click here.
Where can I study Cyber Security?
What can I study at the entry and exit points?
Entry - 1st year, common courses
The first year is similar at all entry points with basic courses on Introduction to Computer Security, Network Security, System Security, Information Security Management, Cryptography and Privacy. In addition to that, some elective courses may be chosen to prepare for a specialisation.
An important part of the programme is the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) courses. The I&E basics course provides an introduction to business and management. The Business Development Lab extends media systems engineering projects by a market survey, a business model generation process, and a venture development exercise. The programme emphasises user driven innovation and holistic analysis of service, technology, organisation and financial perspectives, as new technologies are disruptive for existing business models and almost always have a significant impact on the culture and social relations. Society-relevant themes also are at the core of the summer schools, which bring students from the different entry points together.
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary
Link to the university: https://www.elte.hu/en/
Contact: Dr. Peter Burcsi; bupe@inf.elte.hu
FIRST SEMESTER
Compulsory courses
- Introduction to Computer Security - 6 ECTS
- Cryptography - 6 ECTS
I&E
- I&E Basics - 5 ECTS
- Business Development Lab I. - 5 ECTS
SECOND SEMESTER
Compulsory courses
- Information Security Management - 6 ECTS
- Network and System Security - 6 ECTS
- Privacy - 6 ECTS
I&E
- Business Development Lab II. - 5 ECTS
- Management skills for tech entrepreneurs - 5 ECTS
University of Rennes 1 (UR1), France
Link to the university: https://www.univ-rennes1.fr/
Programme
Contact: Pierre-Alain Fouque, pierre-alain.fouque@univ-rennes1.fr
LIST OF COURSES:
FIRST SEMESTER
Compulsory courses
- Introduction to Security (semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
- Software engineering and Security (semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
- Operating Systems and Security (semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
- Network Security (semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
Elective courses
I&E
- Introduction to Innovation and Business (semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
- Knowledge and intangible assets management (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
- Business Development Laboratory 1 semester 1 - 5 ECTS)
SECOND SEMESTER
Compulsory courses
- Algorithmics for security (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
- Privacy (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
- System Security (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
- Software Security (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
Elective courses
I&E
- Business Development Laboratory 2 (semester 2 - 5 ECTS)
- (EIT Digital summer school, offered by EIT 4 ECTS)
University of Trento (UniTN), Italy
Links to the university:
Contacts: Prof. Fabio Massacci; fabio.massacci@unitn.it, Bruno Crispo; bruno.crispo@unitn.it
LIST OF COURSES:
Compulsory courses:
- Introduction to Computer and Network Security - 6 ECTS
- Cryptography - 6 ECTS
- Software Security Testing - 6 ECTS
- Cyber Security Risk Assessment - 6 ECTS
- Network Security - 6 ECTS
- Privacy and IPR - 6 ECTS
Advanced and Eligible Courses:
- Machine Learning - 6 ECTS
- Data Hiding - 6 ECTS
- Formal Techniques for Crypto Protocol Analysis - 6 ECTS
- Laboratory on Offensive Technologies - 12 ECTS
- Finite Fields and Symmetric Cryptography - 6 ECTS
- Distributed Systems 2 - 6 ECTS
Innovation and Enterpreneurship Courses:
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Basics (Economics and Management) - 6 ECTS
- Business Development Lab - 9 ECTS
- ICT Innovation - Product Design and Development - 6-9 ECTS
- I&E Studies - 6 ECTS
University of Turku (UTU), Finland
Links to the university:
- https://www.utu.fi/en
- https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/masters-degree-programme-in-information-and-communication-technology-cyber-security
Contact: Dr Seppo Virtanen (seppo.virtanen@utu.fi)
Compulsory courses
- System and Application Security - 5 ECTS
- Network Infrastructure Technologies and Security - 5 ECTS
- Human Element in Information Security - 5 ECTS
- Management of Information System Security and IT Service Continuity - 6 ECTS
- Foundations of Cryptography - 5 ECTS
- Cryptography I - 5 ECTS
I&E
- Introduction to Innovation and Business - 5 ECTS
- Business Development Laboratory - 7 ECTS
- Enterprise Architecture - 6 ECTS
- Business Management of Startups - 3 ECTS
- (EIT Digital summer school, offered by EIT) - (4 ECTS)
Elective courses
- Selected together with student from available courses during personal study planning.
University of Twente (UT), The Netherlands
Link to the University: https://www.utwente.nl/
Programme
Contact: Dr Florian Hahn; f.w.hahn@utwente.nl
LIST OF COURSES:
FIRST SEMESTER
Compulsory major courses (15 ECTS)
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201500026 | CRM: Cyber Risk Management | Q1 | 5 |
201500027 | Crp: Security and Cryptography | Q1 | 5 |
201600051 | SoS: Software Security | Q2 | 5 |
Compulsory I&E courses (15 ECTS)
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201700180 | [I&E] Basics: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Finance for EIT | Q1 | 5 |
201700119 | [I&E] Business Development Lab I | Q2 | 5 |
191612680 | [I&E] Computer Ethics | Q2 | 5 |
Optional courses
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201500028 | EoS: Economics of Security | Q1 | 5 |
192140122 | SyV: System Validation [only in comb. w/ SeV, if needed] | Q1 | 5 |
201600070 | MaL: Basic Machine Learning [only in comb. w/ CDA, if needed] | Q1 | 5 |
201700019 | [I&E] Brand Management | Q1 | 5 |
201800077 | [I&E] Bioresource Business Development & Management | Q1 | 5 |
201500040 | Bio: Introduction to Biometrics | Q2 | 5 |
201500041 | CSM: Cyber Security Management | Q2 | 5 |
192130112 | DiS: Distributed Systems [only in comb. w/ BCT, if needed] | Q2 | 5 |
201800079 | [I&E] Bioresource Supply Chain Management | Q2 | 5 |
SECOND SEMESTER
Compulsory major courses (15 ECTS)
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201700074 | InS: Internet Security | Q3 | 5 |
201500042 | PET: Privacy-Enhancing Technologies | Q4 | 5 |
201700086 | SyS: System Security | Q4 | 5 |
Compulsory I&E courses (5 ECTS)
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201700120 | [I&E] Business Development Lab II | Q3 | 5 |
Optional courses
Code | Course name | Quarter | ECTS |
201500036 | STR: Software Testing and Reverse Engineering | Q3 | 5 |
201700079 | BCT: Blockchain & Distr. Ledger Tech. [check w/ teacher if DiS req.] | Q3 | 5 |
201500039 | SeV: Security Verification [check w/ teacher if SyV req.] | Q3 or Q4 | 5 |
201100022 | CCS: Cyber Crime Science | Q3-Q4 | 5 |
201600155 | [I&E] Global Strategy and Business Development | Q3 | 5 |
201500037 | CDA: Cyber Data Analytics [check w/ teacher if MaL req.] | Q4 | 5 |
201500038 | ELa: E-Law | Q4 | 5 |
201700083 | SSI: Security Services for the Internet of Things | Q4 | 5 |
194105070 | [I&E] Information Systems for the Financial Services Industry | Q4 | 5 |
201500008 | [I&E] Empirical Methods for Designers | Q4 | 5 |
Exit - 2nd year, specialisation
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary
Link to the university: https://www.elte.hu/
Programme
Contact: Dr. Peter Burcsi; bupe@inf.elte.hu
Specialisation: Advanced Cryptography at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary.
The specialisation focuses on the general ideas, techniques and methods of applied cryptography as well as on the theoretical background and solid knowledge, putting security in a wider context. Security and privacy are considered both from the technological and from the economical point of view, which supports decisions in many practical cases. Applied cryptography serves as a base for most of the secure IT-systems (e.g. in Future Media and Content Delivery, Smart Spaces, Digital cities, Health and ICT-Mediated Human Activity, and Enabling the Internet of the Future).
List of courses (Compulsory and Electives) with credits included:
Complusory courses (24 ECTS):
- Advanced cryptography - (6 ECTS)
- Cryptography and its applications - (6 ECTS)
- Cryptographic protocols - (6 ECTS)
- Economics of Security and Privacy - (6 ECTS)
Elective courses:
- Applied Cryptography Project Seminar - (6 ECTS)
Peter Burcsi is an associate professor, head of the Department of Computer Algebra at the Faculty of Informatics, ELTE - Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. His research areas are algorithms in elementary number theory and cryptography. He has participated in several security-related research and industrial projects at ELTE.
University of Trento (UniTN), Italy
Links to the university:
Contacts: Prof. Fabio Massacci; fabio.massacci@unitn.it, Bruno Crispo; bruno.crispo@unitn.it
Specialisation: Applied Security
In recent years, the most popular computing and communications platforms have changed dramatically from old desktops and personal computers to a myriad of new devices, often embedded and personal. New devices used not only to navigate the web, send email and write document but rather to support pervasively most of the activity users perform during their everyday life. This revolution has touched private, business and governmental domains (e.g., industry 4.0, Internet of Things, critical infrastructures, smartphones, smart cities, etc.). This in turn has created entire new ecosystems that include technical, social and economical factors.
The specialisation Applied Security focuses on addressing security and privacy for these new ecosystems trying a holistic approach that does not focus only on technical issues. It covers the technological aspects such as investigating and experimenting new class of threats and vulnerabilities that apply to these new systems or designing user authentication mechanisms for devices were passwords cannot be an option. It also covers the economic aspects that are crucial to understand attackers, their motivations and the best defense strategy (i.e., When is worth patching a vulnerability? Which vulnerability is worth patching? Are economic-related questions rather than technical-related ones).
Specialisation courses:
- Multimedia Data Security (6 ECTS)
- Offensive Technologies (12 ECTS)
- Project course (6 ECTS)
- Research course (12 ECTS)
- Security Testing (6 ECTS)
- Distributed systems 2 (6 ECTS)
- Privacy and Intellectual Property Rights (6 ECTS)
- Machine Learning (6 ECTS)
Prof Dr Fabio Massacci received a M.Eng. in 1993 and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at University of Rome La Sapienza in 1998. He visited Cambridge University in 1996-97 and was visiting researcher at IRIT Toulouse in 2000. He joined the University of Siena as assistant professor in 1999, and in 2001 he became a full professor at the University of Trento. His research interests are in security requirements engineering and verification and load-time security for mobile and embedded systems (Security-by-Contract). He co-founded the ESSOS with W. Jousen, Engineering Secure Software and Systems Symposium, which aims at bringing together requirements, software engineers and security experts. He was leading the Empirical Security Requirements and Risk Engineering Challenge (ERISE). He has been a scientific coordinator of multimillion-euro EU projects on security compliance, security engineering and secure evolution.
University of Twente (UT), The Netherlands
Link to the University: https://www.utwente.nl/
Programme
Contact: Dr Florian Hahn; f.w.hahn@utwente.nl
Specialisation: High Tech, Human Touch
Although cryptography has been around for quite some time, emerging concepts such as “Bring Your Own Technology”, the “Internet of Everything”, or “Crypto Currencies”, that increasingly exploit mobility and personalisation, put new requirements on security technologies; think about the e-cigarette USB-charger that infects a big corporation with malware. Today’s high diversity of Internet-connected systems and services led to a substantial increase of (new) cyber-attacks in the past years.
Such Internet-connected systems can be found in almost every domain, including critical infrastructures (e.g., water supply), as well as in large-scale services (e.g., hospitals) and embedded systems (e.g., in-car control systems). Notably, many risks for such systems are not solely technical but use the human factor as a characteristic element (e.g., through social engineering).
Our specialisation looks at the many risks in the above-mentioned settings and provides mitigations that can be used at design time and at operation time, while taking into account the specific requirements of the various systems and the impact that risks might have. As a distinguishing element, we include the “human touch” in our attack analysis and mitigation techniques (e.g., replacing password-checks with biometric-verification or raising situational awareness to mitigate social engineering attacks).
Specialisation courses:
- Secure Data Management (5 EC)
- Secure Cloud Computing (5 EC)
- Cloud Networking (5 EC)
- Introduction to Biometrics (5 EC)
- Economics of Security (5 EC)
- Cyber Risk Management (5 EC)
- Cyber Security Management (5 EC)
- System Validation (5 EC)
- Basic Machine Learning (5 EC)
- Advanced Machine Learning (5 EC)
- Security Verification (5 EC)
- Governance of Cybersecurity (5 EC)
- Distributed Systems (5 EC)
- Internet of Things (5 EC)
- Fundamental of Quantum Information (4 EC)
- Quantum Cryptography (5 EC)
- Computer Ethics (5 EC)
The University of Twente (UT) holds the title of the most entrepreneurial university in Europe. As such, it has an extremely large network in industry that includes around 1000 university spin-offs (e.g., Booking.com was founded by a UT alumni). This provides excellent opportunities to connect to industry and access to a multitude of internship offers.
Contact
Dr Florian Hahn: f.w.hahn@utwente.nl
Bio: https://people.utwente.nl/f.w.hahn
Dr Andreas Peter: a.peter@utwente.nl
Bio: https://people.utwente.nl/a.peter
EURECOM, France
Link to the university: http://www.eurecom.fr/en
Programme
Contact : Philippe Benassi; master-eit-cse@eurecom.fr
Specialisation: The specialisation Mobile and Cloud Security focuses on mobile systems and the security and privacy issues thereof, with a strong focus on android based smartphones and wireless protocols.
Compulsory courses (8 ECTS)
- Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security (5 ECTS)
- Security and privacy for Big Data and Cloud (3 ECTS)
Elective courses (10 ECTS)
- Mobile Applications and Services (5 ECTS)
- Mobile Communication Systems (5 ECTS)
- Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing (5 ECTS)
- Machine Learning and Intelligent System (5 ECTS)
I&E courses (6 ECTS)
- I&E Study (6 ECTS)
Language course
- French or another foreign language for French speakers (1 ECTS)
- Semester project (6 ECTS)
Master thesis (30 ECTS)
Prof. Philippe Benassi
Bio: http://www.eurecom.fr/en/people/benassi-philippe
Prof. Marc Dacier ; master-eit-cse@eurecom.fr
University of Turku, Finland
Links to the university:
- https://www.utu.fi/en
- https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/masters-degree-programme-in-information-and-communication-technology-cyber-security
Contact: Dr Seppo Virtanen (seppo.virtanen@utu.fi)
Specialisation: Security of Networked Systems
The specialisation Security of Networked Systems focuses on researching cyber security technologies for networked systems and applications of the communication-intensive future. The technological topics covered include system and network security, security of communication systems and applications, and designing secure systems.
The goal of this specialisation is to give its students profound and substantial education and expertise in the field.
Optional studies selected personally for each student build a special individual information security expertise profile. The curriculum consists of both theoretical and hands-on study modules. Also a large group project module called “Capstone project” can be included in the studies.
The graduates of this specialisation will have strong technological, theoretical and practical understanding in security of networked systems. With their new knowledge and skills the graduates can proceed to building a successful career in securing the information and communication technology in the industry.
List of courses:
Compulsory courses (15 ECTS):
- Firewall and IPS Technology (5 ECTS)
- Security Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Protocol Processing and Security (5 ECTS)
I&E:
- I & E Study (6 ECTS)
Elective courses:
- Communication Technologies and Security in IoT (5 ECTS)
- Secure Sensor Network Systems (5 ECTS)
- Capstone Project (in a cyber security topic) (15 ECTS)
- Cryptography 2 (5 ECTS)
- Algebraic Structures in Cryptography (5 ECTS)
- Advanced Sensor Networking (5 ECTS)
- Software Development and Software Security (5 ECTS)
- Privacy and Security for Software Systems (5 ECTS)
- Seminar 1 (TurkuSec meetings) (1-5 ECTS)
- Additional specialization courses may be available annually. Electives are chosen individually for each student when their personal study plan is made.
Dr Seppo Virtanen is associate professor of cyber security engineering at University of Turku, Finland. He is the vice head of the Department of Computing. Dr Virtanen received his MSc degree in electronics and information technology in 1998 and DSc (Tech.) degree in Communication Systems in 2004 from the University of Turku. He serves regularly as a programme committee member and referee for international journals and conferences. Currently the focus in his research is on information security issues in the communication and network technology domain, specifically focusing on design and methodological aspects of reliable and secure communication systems and secure communication for IoT. He has acted as the supervisor or the examiner of 9 PhD theses, 123 Master’s theses and 35 Bachelor’s theses
University of Rennes 1 (UR1), France
Link to the university: https://www.univ-rennes1.fr/
Contact: Pierre-Alain Fouque, pierre-alain.fouque@univ-rennes1.fr
Specialisation: Software Security
Although cryptography has solved many problems concerning the security of communication channel, the main challenges that cryptography tries to address nowadays concern the security of the computations. For instance, side-channel is a real issue on smart cards and embedded systems. Today these attacks have also been mounted on classical PC and more recently, cache attacks have also been devastating on smartphone. Moreover, the security of database access and symmetric searchable encryption show that applied cryptography has many practical applications and the software security is a real and important challenge.
The specialisation Sofware Security looks at the many risks in the above-mentioned settings and provides mitigations that can be used at design time and at operation time, while taking into account the specific requirements of the various systems and the impact that risks might have.
List of courses (Compulsory and Electives)
- Software Security (5 ECTS)
- Vulnerabilities Studies (5 ECTS)
- Security of embedded cryptographic implementations (5 ECTS)
- Security Verification for Protocols (5 ECTS)
- Security for Web Applications (5 ECTS)
- Supervision for Security (5 ECTS)
Pr. Pierre-Alain Fouque is a Professor at the University of Rennes (France) and the local node-coordinator of the EIT Digital Cyber Security specialisation in Rennes on “Software Security”. His own research focuses on both cryptography and applied cryptography aspects in IT systems with a focus on cryptanalysis, side-channel attack and cryptographic protocol design & analysis. He served on the programme committees of several IACR conferences.
Mohamed Sabt is an associate professor at the University of Rennes (France) and participates in coordinating the EIT Digital Cyber Security in Rennes. His own research focuses on both smart phones security and post-quantum encryption for constrained devices. He also has 5-year experience in the industry of digital security and was the security leader of a French startup company for one year.
What are the career opportunities?
Graduates from the Cyber Security (CSE) master’s programme will qualify for jobs in international and local organisations in both technical and business roles. Typical titles are:
- Cyber Security consultant
- Security Analyst
- Information Security Architect
- Cyber Security Specialist
- Computer forensics expert
- Privacy-by-design consultant
- Security Auditor
Cyber Security is also a burgeoning field for the design and development of new products and services. Graduates will easily find jobs within companies that provide value-added products and services, such as telecom companies, game companies, e-learning, web developers, and the entertainment industry.
Through their multidisciplinary attitude graduates are valuable in open innovation settings where different aspects (market, users, social aspects, media technologies) come together.
An entrepreneurial path is also open to those who seek to start their own company to provide product or technology development, media content, business development or consultancy services.
Application Period 2 Deadline: 12 April 2021 17:00 CEST
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