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Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Cyber Security I

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 440-4117/01
Abbreviation KB I
Course title Cyber Security I
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Telecommunications
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Vozňák, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to security, history of network security, development and modern trends in security.
2. Distribution of modern ciphers - symmetric / asymmetric, block / stream, cipher modes, key distribution options - DH.
3. Hash functions and one-way modern ciphers - MD5 and SHA1 vs. SHA2, SHA3, BLAKE2 - principle of function, vulnerabilities, implementation, use.
4. PKI - certificates, PGP, X.509, elliptic curves, digital signature.
5. SSL / TLS libraries - configurations and designs over the CA domain - self-sign, revocation, root and intermediate certificates, wildcard certificates.
6. SSH - version, description, advanced configuration - file exchange, traffic tunneling.
7. VPN - principle, TUN / TAP modes, IPsec vs. TLS. Modern approaches - OVPN vs. Wireguard.
8. Tools for analysis of network elements and network traffic - IOS Diagnostic Tools, Packet Capturing, SNMP and NetFlow, signature-based traffic analysis, advanced behavioral analysis from NetFlow.
9. Security in wireless networks - security protocols WPA2, WPA3 and their modes - PSK, EAP, IoT security and security of mobile networks - A3, A5, A8, MILENAGE.
10. Authentication, multifactor authentication (RADIUS, DIAMETER, KERBEROS), single sign-on (SSO) systems.
11. Selected parts of biometric authentication.
12. Interferometry, Raman, Brillouin and Rayleigh scattering and the use of fiber optic sensors in security applications.
13. Principles of key distribution using physical principles of quantum mechanics (QKD), protocols QKD - BB84, SARG04 and E91, QKD in quantum networks.
14. Introduction to penetration and performance testing - security auditing, testing methodologies and security analysis and certification - Common Criteria, JISE, FIPS, EAL.

E-learning

Literature

1. Yuri Diogenes, Erdal Ozkaya, Cybersecurity: Attack and Defense Strategies: Counter modern threats and employ state-of-the-art tools and techniques to protect your organization against cybercriminals, 2nd Edition, 2019, ASIN: B081SSGKF5.

Advised literature

1. Steve Suehring, Linux Firewalls: Enhancing Security with nftables and Beyond, 2015, ASIN: B00SN5JYTW
2. Ivan Ristic, Bulletproof SSL and TLS: Understanding and Deploying SSL/TLS and PKI to Secure Servers and Web Applications, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1907117046