Data Security in Software Development (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having completed the course you:
- You understand the importance of information security in application development
- You know how to assess risks using different information security models
- You know how to prevent threats related to information security
- You know how to implement administrative and technical measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and usability of information
- You know how to implement requirements related to information security by utilizing program libraries and components
- You know how to apply the key tools of information security testing

Content

- Information security in different stages of application development
- Symmetric and asymmetric encryption methods
- Hash algorithms
- Digital signing
- Identification and prevention of the most common threats related to information security