Course detail

Information System Security

FIT-BISAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course aims to the security goals, security functions, and security mechanisms. The content is: Introduction into information security, basic terms, threats, weak points, security measures, criteria for system security assessment, Common Criteria, data transmission security, operating system and database security, malicious software, role of cryptography.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Dr. Ing. Petr Hanáček

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems (UITS)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

A mid-term exam evaluation and an evaluation of projects.

Aims

The goal is to make students familiar with the basic concepts of information systems security.
Students will learn basic principles of information systems security. They will learn also terminology, basic security goals, functions, and mechanisms.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Stallings, W.: Cryptography and Network Security, Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN 0-13-869017-0

Type of course unit

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Dr. Ing. Petr Hanáček
Mgr. Kamil Malinka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction
Threats, vulnerabilities
Security measures
Criteria for system security assessment
Common criteria (CC)
Security functions
Risk analysis
Data transmission security
Operating system security
Database security
Web security
Smart card applications
Role of cryptography

Project

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ivan Homoliak, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Hujňák
Ing. Martin Perešíni
Mgr. Kamil Malinka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

A homework on security mechanisms.
A homework on applied cryptography.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Information System Security

Type of course unit