Informationssicherheit: Strategien, Bedrohungen und Abwehrmechanismen - M.Sc.


General Information

  • Module: Informationssicherheit: Strategien, Bedrohungen und Abwehrmechanismen
  • Module number lecture: M.WIWI-WIN.0042
  • UniVZ: 800084
  • Cycle: Every winter term
  • Credits: 6 ECTS (6 KP)
  • Courses of study: Open to all master's students of the Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Examination: Term Paper (max. 15 pages) with presentation (ca. 30 minutes)
  • Lecturer: Dr. Kristin Masuch
  • Supervisor: Louisa Peters
  • Language: German


SCHEDULE WINTER TERM 2024

Seminar - ! updated dates !
Session 1: 20.11.2024 16:15 - 17:45 Uhr Theo 0.132
Session 2: 04.12.2024 16:15 - 17:45 Uhr Theo 0.132
Session 3: 18.12.2024 16:15 - 17:45 Uhr Theo 0.132
Session 4: 15.01.2024 16:00 - 19:00 Uhr Theo 0.132
Block 1: 28.03.2025 09:00 - 17:00 Uhr VG 1.106
Block 2: 29.03.2025 09:00 - 17:00 Uhr KWZ 0.606
Seminar paper
Seminar paper due: 23.03.2025 23:59 Group work




Course Description

Background
In this lecture, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of current trends and challenges in information security within businesses. They will learn to identify risks, assess them, and develop effective countermeasures. The content includes an introduction to current developments, fundamentals of threat detection, and a critical analysis of defense mechanisms. Additionally, there is a focus on scientific methods for evaluating measures. This lecture enables students to make informed decisions in the field of information security and develop effective strategies.


Learning Objectives

The students


  • know and understand information security trends and possess an understanding of current challenges of information security risks in companies,
  • possess a basic understanding of tools for information security management (risk analyses, ISMS, etc.),
  • know and understand information security threats,
  • know and understand possible countermeasures for various information security threats,

  • can assess information security risks for companies and derive and independently design effective countermeasures,
  • know and understand methods of scientific research (focus on quantitative, empirical methods),
  • can evaluate independently designed countermeasures using established scientific methods.



Additional Information


  • Class attendance is required.
  • Term papers will be written in group work with at least 2 people in one group.
  • The student presentations about the students' term papers will be held during the blocked session of the seminar on March 28th and 29th 2025.
  • A maximum of 15 participants can take this class and enrollment is first-come-first-served via StudIP starting on October 1st.