Training in Fundamental Cybersecurity with Mikael Asplund
- 8 April - 28 May
- The workshops take place at Luleå Science Park's premises. The course is also offered in Gothenburg, Linköping, and Karlskrona through the cities' own Science Parks. When registering, you specify in which city you want to attend the course.
Broaden Your Understanding of Cybersecurity
After great interest, the training in Basic Cybersecurity is now back.
The course has been developed jointly by Linköping University and Linköping Science Park.
It provides 3 university credits, which means there are examination components that must be passed to complete the course and receive the credits. The training is entirely free of charge.
In this course, 100 participants gain a fundamental understanding of cybersecurity, a deeper insight into certain concepts, and learn how to contribute to creating conditions and knowledge for enhanced security awareness and security culture.
The course is offered as a commissioned education by Linköping University and is led by Associate Professor Mikael Asplund.
The Fundamental Cybersecurity course is part of Sweden Secure Tech Hub, which is co-financed by the European Union.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: March 11, 2025
- Workshop 1: April 8, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Workshop 2: April 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Workshop 3: May 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Workshop 4: May 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Training Covers the Following Themes:
- Cybersecurity in a Societal Context: Historical background, emerging threats and trends, societal vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and legal aspects.
- Concepts and Conditions: Information, communication, confidentiality, integrity, availability, assets, threat models, risk, and protective measures.
- Risk Management: Definitions, methods for risk estimation, threat assessment, responsibilities and roles, and challenges related to excessive security measures.
- Cybersecurity Culture: Risk awareness, human-centered cybersecurity, and incident management.
The course is conducted in Swedish, but some course literature may be in English.
Speakers
Mikael Asplund
Course Coordinator
Mikael Asplund is an associate professor in computer science at Linköping University. His research interests are connected to cyber-physical security, verifiable security, and dependability at large. He is also responsible for the Master’s program in Information Technology and has a strong interest in advancing computer science education to meet the needs of the 21st century.
