Teaching

The Secure Software Systems Group offers the following courses.

Security of Software Systems A master's level course about fundamental security concepts. The lecture aims to provide an overview of current attacks on modern computer systems, networks and software, as well as the measures implemented to protect against these attacks. The discussed topics include: runtime attacks, web and network security, hardware and side-channel vulnerabilities as well as reverse-engineering concepts and malware. Attention For the next summer semester (SS22) there will ne no lecture! But we will offer an oral exam for students who already studied the lecture.
Level	Master
Semester	Summer
Credits	5 ECTS
Language	English, exam answers in German possible
Classes	2 h lecture + 2 h exercises per week
Modules	10-I=SSS: Security of Software Systems/Sicherheit von Softwaresystemen (for FSB 2017 and newer) 10-I=AKSE: Selected Topics in Software Engineering/Ausgewählte Kapitel des Software Engineering (for FSB 2016 and older)
Administration	WueCampus SS21 WueCampus SS20
Introduction to IT-Security A bachelor level course providing a sweep through many relevant concepts and technologies related to IT-security. The topics of this course range from cryptographic primitives and protocol security to software vulnerabilities and platform security.
Level	Bachelor (Master participation possible)
Semester	Winter
Credits	5 ECTS
Language	English, exam answers in German possible
Classes	2 h lecture + 2 h exercises per week
Modules	Bachelor: 10-I-SEC: IT Security/IT Sicherheit (for Computer Science/Informatik FSB 2018 and newer) 10-I-GI: Selected Basics of Computer Science/Ausgewählte Grundlagen der Informatik (for Computer Science/Informatik FSB 2017 and older) 10-I-AKI: Selected Chapters of Computer Science/Ausgewählte Kapitel der Informatik (for Aerospace Informatics/Luft- und Raumfahrtinformatik) Master: 10-I=SEC: Introduction to IT Security/Einführung in die IT-Sicherheit (for FSB 2021 and newer) 10-I=AKITS: Selected Topics in IT Security/Ausgewählte Kapitel der IT-Sicherheit (for FSB 2018 and older)
Administration	WueCampus WS21 WueCampus WS20
Seminars and Practica Seminar IT-Security A seminar about current topics related to IT-security. We select new topics every semester with a focus on current research. The seminar consists of a report about a topic, a final presentation on the topic and two reviews of fellow students' seminar reports. The topics for each semester are approximately announced two weeks before the start of a semester on WueCampus. The registration is conducted on WueCampus.
Level	Bachelor and Master
Semester	Summer and Winter
Credits	5 ECTS
Language	German and/or English
Classes	2 h seminar per week
Modules	Seminar – Software Engineering and Security (I-SEMx-1S)
Administration	WueCampus SS23
Practicum Ethical Hacking Lab Software A practical course about software security, popular attacks and defenses, as well as hands-on experience exploiting and defending against vulnerabilities. The lab is interleaved with Cisco Netacad, so it is possible to get a Cisco Netacad Cybersecurity Operations certificate through a seperate exam.
Level	Master
Semester	Summer (theoretical part during semester, practical part in semester break)
Credits	10 ECTS
Language	English
Modules	Praktikum Ethical Hacking Lab Software (10-I-EHL1)
Administration	WueCampus SS23
Practicum Ethical Hacking Lab Networks A practical course about network security, popular attacks and defenses, as well as hands-on experience exploiting and defending against vulnerabilities. The lab is interleaved with Cisco Netacad, so it is possible to get a Cisco Certified Network Associate Security Course certificate through a seperate exam.
Level	Master
Semester	Winter (theoretical part during semester, practical part in semester break)
Credits	10 ECTS
Language	English
Modules	Praktikum Ethical Hacking Lab Network (10-I-EHL2)
Administration	TBD
Master Practicum "Sichere Softwaresysteme" Our currently open thesis topics can be found here. You can also contact us per email to discuss or suggest topics.
Level	Master
Semester	individual
Credits	10 ECTS
Language	English
Modules	Praktikum – Aktuelle Themen der Informatik (10-I=PRAK) Praktikum Software Engineering 1 (10-I-PSE1) Praktikum Software Engineering 2 (10-I-PSE2)
Registration	per e-mail
Available Topics	listed here
Bachelor/Master Thesis Check the list of our currently open thesis topics here. If you would like to suggest a topic, contact us.