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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
The program aims at preparing highly qualified information and information technology security specialists, by forming the systematic view on root causes of information security issues, their prevention, solving and compensation methods, providing students with the newest knowledge and abilities from the professional and scientific point of view on modern information security insurance methods and technologies, developing original and critical thinking, managerial, research and innovation skills.
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge. Knowledge of modern cyberthreats, vulnerabilities, risks and attack vectors, covering, but not limited to technological, physical security and social areas, ability to identify and neutralize them, minimize the consequences.
Understanding of information and information technology security principles and concepts, covering, but not limited to technological, organizational, social and legal aspects, knowledge of modern information systems security mechanisms and ability to apply them, perception of secure information system design and development methods and ability to integrate information security mechanisms into information security systems and processes.
Research skills. Proficiency in defining perspective research areas, ability to perform literature analysis and cite the literature sources, to plan and to carry out the experiment in the defined problem area, to apply different analytical, modelling and experimental methods, to evaluate qualitative and quantitative information, to apply the experimental results for solving practical problems.
Ability to perform analysis, logical reasoning, to formulate constructive, reasoned conclusions and recommendations, to understand and criticize ideas and results of other researchers, to prepare scientific research publications, to participate in a scientific discussion.
Special skills. Ability to integrate security mechanisms into software, information systems and processes, to apply cryptographic, secure programming and code security analysis, ethical hacking, cyberforensics, secure network and virtual infrastructure design methods, understanding of specific security aspects of different operating systems, DBMS and other information systems.
Ability to evaluate the maturity of information systems and organisations from the security perspective, to apply risk management methods and requirements of information security standards and other regulating documents while organizing the business processes, ability to insure organization's compliance and certification processes according to the security standards requirements, to maintain information security management processes, integrate them with other business processes, projects, to insure business process continuity.
Social skills. Ability to work individually and in a team, to work with colleagues having different educational and professional background, to communicate orally and in writing, to submit proposals and effectively communicate with professionals from other areas.
To express and defend the opinion, to respect other opinions.
Personal skills. Ability to think critically, independently and constructively, to implement innovative solutions and evaluate their consequences.
Ability for self-improvement, forming and increasing the knowledge base, to plan the study process, labour and time, to seek the result.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Lecture, laboratory work, laboratory work in a virtual environment, practical exercises, literature analysis, case analysis, discussion, simulation, guest lecture, programming, team project, team exercises.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Control works, tests, report, mid-term exam, project defense, final thesis defense, laboratory work defense, project presentation, research presentation.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Students of Information and IT Security Master program study such specialization courses, as: cryptographic systems, information technology security methods, database and electronic document security, software security, computer network and operating system security, ethical hacking technologies, virtual infrastructure security, cybercrime and cyber forensics methods, information security management and secure coding.
The course on scientific research and innovations is assigned to general compulsory university
courses.
Final Theses 1,2,3 courses are planned in each semester for working on Master Thesis, which finanlizes the program.
Internships are not compulsory, but practical skills are formed during the laboratory/practice works, by performing practical tasks and applying specialized software and hardware equipment. Students are also given opportunity to perform voluntary internship both in Lithuanian companies and via the Erasmus+ program.
Specialisations:
Not applicable
Optional courses:
There is one free choice course and one elective choice module (virtual infrastructure security or malware analysis methods)
Distinctive features of a study programme:
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates will have the following carrier opportunities: Cief information security officer, Information security auditor, Cybercrimes investigator, IT security project manager.
Access to further study:
Access to the third cycle studies.
