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Programme Outlines and Overviews

Cybersecurity Overview 7.5 credits

Course content

The course is intended to give a holistic view of cybersecurity and its relation to other subject areas, such as information security and privacy. An overview of general and industry-specific standards and frameworks within the area is given as a frame of reference. In addition, the course will present how to work with security in practice by providing an outline of information security management and its associated activities, such as risk assessment and information classification. Finally, the course introduces key standards and frameworks for cybersecurity operations. The course includes the following elements: - Overview of the cyber and information security area: Focus on definitions, concepts, and terminology - Standards and frameworks within the area - Cybersecurity in a socio-technical context - Activities in the management of cybersecurity, e.g., risk assessment - Key standards and frameworks for cybersecurity operations, Security Operations Centre (SOC) concepts, blue teaming, etc.

Entry requirements

The applicant must hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree (i.e., the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in Computer Science, Informatics, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or the equivalent. Proof of English proficiency is required.

Level: Second cycle

Course/Ladok-code: TCSR24

School: School of Engineering

Course information

  • Type of courseProgramme instance course
  • Type of instructionNormal teaching
  • Semester
    2026 Week 36 - Week 43
  • Study pace50%
  • LocationJönköping
  • Teaching hoursDay-time
  • Tuition feeApplies only to students outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.21375 sek
  • Course SyllabusHTML (Swedish)PDF (Swedish)HTML (English)PDF (English)
  • Occasion codeT4288
Content updated 2013-07-31