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Course: 2025/2026

Systems security engineering

(12397)

Master in Cybersecurity (Plan: 325 - Estudio: 288)

EPI

Coordinating teacher: GONZALEZ-TABLAS FERRERES, ANA ISABEL

Department assigned to the subject: Computer Science and Engineering Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 2º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Not appropriate

Objectives

Understand the principles of development of secure systems, including the development and acquisition of software components during all the lifecycle

Learning Outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1. Concepts of Secure Systems Engineering 2. Secure software requirements 3. Secure software design 4. Security of implementations 5. Testing and other issues

Learning activities and methodology

ACTIVITIES Lectures Laboratory practices Tutoring sessions Team work Individual work TEACHING METHODOLOGIES Class lectures in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the literature is provided to supplement student learning. Resolution of laboratory practices and problems posed by the teacher individually or in group Elaboration and oral presentation of technical works by the students

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination/test 55
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 45

Calendar of Continuous assessment

Individual or group assignments during the course (45%)
Final exam (55%)
Non-continuous modality assessment will consist on a final exam.

Basic Bibliography

Adam Shostack. Threat modeling: Designing for security.. John Wiley & Sons. 2014
Mano Paul. Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CSSLP® CBK®. Second edition.. CRC Press. 2014

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.