IT Security

The IT Security Experts Group of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Christoph Krauß) has set itself the task of coordinating the subject area of IT security in education and research and making it more visible at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Reference projects of the h_da on IT security can be found here.

In addition to members from various departments of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences - currently Computer Science as well as Social Sciences - PhD students from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE are also actively involved in the activities of the department.

Study Focus IT-Security

With the Cooperative Study Course IT Security (KITS) as well as the compulsory course IT Security in the first semester of the bachelor's degree in Computer Science, the h_da sustainably strengthens teaching in this field.

Since November 2009, the Master of Computer Science has a further specialisation: IT Security. The new specialisation was developed in the context of the h_da participation in the "Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED)" - today ATHENE.

Students of SPO2013 who decide on this specialisation must take at least 24 ECTS from the associated security course catalogue during the first study section (i.e. the regular semesters 1 to 3) and then work on a master's thesis on a suitable IT security topic. Students of SPO2006 have to prove at least 30 ECTS from the course catalogue "IT Security".

Students will receive confirmation of their specialisation in their Master's degree.

Courses

Bachelor	Master
Current Topics of IT-Security	Selected Topics of IT Security
Case Studies in Information Security	Usable Security
Introduction into Computer Forensics	Biometric Systems
Hacker Contest	Biometric Systems
Internet Security	Coding Theory
IT Security Management	Computer Forensics
Penetration Testing	Cryptography
Security in Multimedia Systems and Applications	Hacker Contest
	Implementation of Modern Public Key Algorithms
	IT Security Management and Compliance
	Theory of Complexity
	Security of Web Applications
	Security Protocols and Infrastructures
	Advanced Topics in Computer Forensics
	Advanced Topics in Digital Forensics
	Automotive Security