Course overview
The course aims to introduce senior undergraduates and early postgraduates in telecommunications engineering to methods of system security and data security. For system security, students will be acquainted with the principles of information assurance as well as frameworks of threat analysis and threat mitigation (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework). For data security, students will be trained in the applications of cryptography to data confidentiality, data integrity, source authentication and nonrepudiation. Students will also analyse how Shor’s algorithm hastens the development of post-quantum cryptography.
- Introduction
- Symmetric-key cryptography
- Public-key cryptography
- Machine learning
Course learning outcomes
- Using standard frameworks, analyse threats to a telecommunication system and formulate a plan to mitigate the threats.
- Explain the assumptions, threat model, security definitions and design rationales on which a cryptographic primitive is based, and therefore the strengths and weaknesses of the primitive.
- Given application requirements and security objectives, determine the appropriate cryptographic schemes and associated parameters to use.
- Implement cryptographic schemes using established cryptographic libraries.
- Explain basic quantum computing concepts and implement basic quantum algorithms.
- Discuss the impact of quantum computing on traditional public-key cryptosystems, and the salient characteristics of post-quantum cryptosystems.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 55451
Section PR01
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 55452
Section WS01
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 60243
Section LE01
Size 30
Available 30
Mawson Lakes
Class number 51032
Section PR01
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 51033
Section WS01
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 60244
Section LE01
Size 30
Available 30
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