IT Security: Legal and Social Aspects (SRS)
2. Semester
5 ECTS | 4 SWS
Written Exam 60 Minutes (K60)
What Is Allowed—and What Isn`t? Learn the legal foundations of cybersecurity and understand how people respond to security policies and regulations.
Contents
- Legal foundations for IT Security
- Legal foundations for hacking / penetration testing activities
- Legal foundations for data privacy
- Psychological and sociological aspects of security, secure behaviour
- Security Awareness
Competencies
Students are able to
- know relevant IT security laws and to apply them to simple situations,
- know the limits of IT security activities from a legal point of view,
- know the data privacy requirements to information processing,
- know typical behavior patterns of citizens, employees and hackers in critical situations,
- know the basics of security awareness.
Literature
- M. Terhaag, IT-Sicherheitsgesetz: Auswirkungen, Entwicklung und Materialien für die Praxis. Köln, Germany: Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-8462-0531-0.T.
- Wybitul, EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung im Unternehmen: Praxisleitfaden. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Fachmedien Recht und Wirtschaft, dfv Mediengruppe, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-8005-1634-6.
- C. Hadnagy, Die Kunst des Human Hacking: Social Engineering in der Praxis. Frechen, Germany: mitp Verlag, 2012, ISBN: 978-3-8266-9167-6.
Lecturer
- Gerrit Aufderheide
- Prof. Dr. Angela Heinrich
- Robert Soultanian
- Antje Anger
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Module Details
| Semester |
2 |
| Lecture Language |
German |
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Frequency
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Not regularly
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| Credit Points (ECTS)
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5 |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Sachar Paulus |
| Duration |
1 Semester |
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Course Achievement
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None |
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Prerequisite for exam
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Presentation (R) |
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Exam
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Written Exam 60 Minutes (K60) |
Weekly Hours (SWS)
Work Load
| Lecture |
60 h |
| Self Study |
60 h |
| Exam Preparation |
30 h |
| Sum |
150 h |
