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Course: Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Kellomäki and Nivamo, 2025

Course Description

Code | IT00BD94
Name | Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Credits | 5 cr
Learning Objectives
After completing the course, the student will be able to
- explain cybersecurity terminology
- apply principles of cybersecurity to hardware and software design
- recognize security threats and understand how they can be prevented
- know how to assess reliability and feasibility of different cybersecurity methods for hardware and software
Content
- terminology of cybersecurity
- physical security
- hardware security
- software security
- wired and wireless network security
- OSI layers of security
- IoT ecosystem security
- cyberattacks and their prevention
- cybersecurity standards, regulations and legislation
- organization’s security policy
Prerequisites | Basics of programming, IP networks
Methods | Theory lectures, cybersecurity labs, and final exam
Grading Scale | 0 - 5

Course book:

No particular book, but Savonia library has many e-books available, for example:

Link to e-book in Savonia library: CLICK HERE.

Class Rule/Zoom Discipline

You must bring your laptop to the classes / labs.

Purpose of this course

This course introduces students to the foundations of cybersecurity. These skills are central in IoT engineering.

Teachers:

Markku Kellomäki, markku.kellomaki@savonia.fi, tel. 044 785 6444

Jussi Nivamo, jussi.nivamo@savonia.fi

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