1 Master Specialisation in Cyber securityErik Poll Digital Security Group Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (ICIS)
2 Why study computer security/cyber security?Interesting and hot topic, with excellent job opportunities Real impact in everyday life & society Opportunities for multidisciplinary research And why study it here in Nijmegen? Leading research group in computer security in the Netherlands Broad range of research, from theoretical to practical
3 Organisation & PracticalitiesThe Master is taught together with TU Eindhoven Previously also with UTwente, as Courses in Nijmegen and Eindhoven You have to at least take 3 obligatory courses in Eindhoven To reduce travel hassle Courses scheduled on the same day and not in the first 2 hours Some courses via tele-lecturing Minimal travel hassle over 2 years: 1 quarter going to Eindhoven twice a week (for 2 mandatory courses, on same day); the 3rd mandatory course is tele-lectured.
4 Topics that you study Security protocols CryptographySoftware security Network security Organisational aspects of computer security Privacy Hardware security – esp. smartcards and RFID Legal aspects of computer security
5 Programme 6 mandatory courses (30 EC)Seminar: Privacy Seminar at RU (or IST Seminar at TUE) Electives - choice from 6 optional security courses Free choice Computer Science & Society (3EC) plus Research internship (15EC) Master thesis (30 EC)
6 Specialisation-specific coursesMandatory At RU Software Security Security in Organisations Advanced Network Security Privacy Seminar At TUE Cryptography Principles of Data Protection Verification of Security Protocols Optional Law in Cyberspace Hardware Security Cryptographic Engineering Physical Aspects of Computer Security Applied Cryptography Hacker’s Hut
7 Some of the researchersLejla Batina side channel analysis lightweight crypto Bart Jacobs identity management quantum logics Erik Poll software security smartcards payment systems Peter Schwabe high-speed crypto post-quantum crypto Joeri de Ruiter security protocols protocol analysis Jaap Henk Hoepman privacy Internet of Things identity management Mireille Hildebrandt legal aspects of security, privacy and profiling
8 Industry connections Joan Daemen symmetric crypto Also works atST Microelectronics Eric Verheul e-id solutions organizational aspects of security Also works at keycontrols
9 Master thesis project outside the university?
10 general consultancy companies security evaluation labs and other companies specialising in IT security any IT company hardware manufacturers software companies network providers any organisation that relies on ICT banks branches of government NCSC, Police Team High Tech Crime,... critical infrastructures: electricity, water, railways,...
11 Side-channel analysis & cryptographic engineeringSide-channel analysis and countermeasures, engineering resilient implementations post-quantum cryptography RECENT VOORBEELD SIDE CHANNEL Joost Rijneveld Implementing SPHINCS with restricted memory. Prestented at PKC 2015,Taiwan
12 Identity management Hans Harmannij, Polymorphic Pseudonymization in Educational Identity Federations Did his MSc thesis at SURFNet Won the €2000 Joop Bautz award for best MSc thesis in Information Security
13 Security testing of protocols and softwarePatrick Verleg, Inferring SSH state machines using protocol state fuzzing Joined Deloitte Arturo Cedillo Torres & Brinio Hond. Fuzzing the GSM protocol Presented at Essos They both joined KPMG
14 Applied security analysisTim Cooijmans. Cryptographic Key Storage and TEE on Android At SNS bank. Safet Acifovic, Security analysis of Payleven mobile point-of-sale platform At university. Joined Ernst & Young Kevin Valk, Comprehensive security analysis of a toys-to-life game At a company in the USA
15 Thesis topics: legal aspects & privacy
16 More info? TRU/e Master: info at http://true-security.nlPeter Schwabe is the contact person for the Master specialisation in security Pre-master programme? If you have done HBO or other bachelor than computer science: contact study advisors Perry Groot