Data protection, data security | Institute of Geosciences

Title of course: Data protection, data security

Code: TTGME7042_EN

ECTS Credit points: 3

Type of teaching, contact hours

- lecture: 2 hours/week

- practice: -

- laboratory: -

Evaluation: exam

Workload (estimated), divided into contact hours:

- lecture: 28 hours

- practice: -

- laboratory: -

- home assignment: -

- preparation for the exam: 16 hours

Total: 30 hours

Year, semester: 1st year, 1st semester

Its prerequisite(s): -

Further courses built on it: -

Topics of course

The basic objective of the course is to introduce the basic concepts of data protection and data security and their practical implementation. The student should be familiar with the most common activities and procedures, regulations and legal frameworks involved. The following topics will be covered: the need and purpose of data protection; classification of data. the threats to computers and networks; data security regulation: Hungarian laws (personal data, sensitive data, data of public interest, data protection commissioner, data protection register), the EU General Data Protection Regulation; cryptography basics - basic concepts: cryptography, cryptanalysis, encryption and decryption, encryption and decryption, encryption and decryption, key, active and passive attack, authentication, access control, integrity, non-repudiation, cryptographic protocols.

Literature

• Salomon, D. 2003. Data Privacy and Security, Springer, ISBN: 978-0-387-00311-5
• Alazab, M., Guota, M. 2022. Trust, Security and Privacy for Big Data, CRC Press, ISBN: 9781032047508

Requirements:

- for a signature

Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not compulsory.

- for a grade

The course ends in a writing examination. The minimum requirement for the test respectively is 50%. Based on the score of the test, the grade for the test is given according to the following table:

If the score of any test is below 50, students can take a retake test in conformity with the EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Person responsible for course: Dr. Péter Takács, PhD, College Professor