Security has become a focal area in IT; it has grown and evolved significantly in recent years and different areas of specialisation have emerged.

This course gives an introduction to technical aspects of security for future IT professionals, and presents the foundations. It looks at fundamental cryptographic and security mechanisms used in various areas of networked applications and computing, including operating systems, databases and other relevant applications as well as modern privacy preserving systems. The course will also introduce the fundamental discussion involving fraud detection using Machine Learning.

For computer systems that are used and relied upon in many areas of life, security has become an important aspect; availability and correct operation are essential. IT professionals working in the field need to be well acquainted with the security features of the tools and applications they use and produce. Protection of data regardless of the information they contain is a critical task, and requires expertise.