93470 - CYBERSECURITY

Anno Accademico 2025/2026

  • Docente: Michele Colajanni
  • Crediti formativi: 6
  • SSD: INF/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

In un modo digitale, tutte le attività e servizi risultano essere vulnerabili ad attacchi informatici. Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno capaci di riconoscere e valutare le minacce informatiche più pericolose per la società e per specifiche organizzazioni ed imprese. Inoltre, saranno in grado di progettare e realizzare sistemi sicuri adottando le strategie e tecnologie difensive più moderne che saranno discusse in aula e sperimentate tramite attività di laboratorio.

Contenuti

Cyber scenario

Cybersecurity goals: security and availability of information and services

Defensive and Offensive security

Analysis of cyber threats: actors and motivations

(Too many) vulnerability human and technological issues

A top-down approach to cybersecurity

Cyber risk management

Qualitative and quantitative evaluation

Strategies, policies and technologies

Assessment and validation

Cyber threat intelligence

Modern approaches: Machine Learning for cybersecurity, Zero Trust, Deception

Competences and jobs related to cybersecurity

Testi/Bibliografia

Slides, teacher's notes, book chapters, scientific articles and online resources indicated on the course website (virtuale.unibo.it).

Metodi didattici

The course consists of lectures and exercises in class. Interaction is appreciated and evaluated as a component of the final grade

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The students can choose between two alternatives.

(1) Oral exam that includes the analysis of a networked system and its services, discussion about cybersecurity issues, presentation of possible solutions.

(2) Project (max 3 students), presentation of the results and discussion.

The students interested to the option (2) must agree on the topic of the group project with the teacher before the end of November 2025 and complete the assessment in the first exam session (by the end of February 2026).

The students interested to the option (1) can take the exam whenever they want.

For all students the positive evaluation will go from 18 to 30 (possibly, cum laude).

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

All the teaching material is available to the students on virtuale.unibo.it soon after each lesson.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Michele Colajanni