Course contents: Introduction (threats, security services and measures), topics in cryptography (symmetric cryptography, public–key cryptography, hash functions), public–key infrastructures (digital signatures, certificates, trusted third parties, architectures, technologies), identity authentication, code security, internet resource protection, internet security, operating systems security, database security, viruses, intrusion detection systems.

Assessment: Written exams (70%) at the end of the semester and projects (30%), where the percentages may vary up to ±10%.