Critical Infrastructure Protection
7,5 credits, course, master's level, A7015E
Spring 2026
Our course is a contextual deep dive into society's most critical infrastructures, such as energy systems, hospitals, municipalities, and water supply, examining how these can be protected against the rising threats in our increasingly digital world.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Identify and analyze security requirements and threats to critical sectors such as water, energy, and communication. This includes a special focus on the European NIS2 Directive, which sets the framework for member states to ensure a high level of cybersecurity and cyber resilience in critical infrastructures.
- Apply risk management and continuity strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure that essential services can be rapidly restored during crises.
- Develop and implement cybersecurity and resilience strategies specifically tailored for critical infrastructure, where threats are both cyber-related and physical.
- Evaluate and improve security processes by reflecting on how dependencies and interdependencies between sectors can impact security. We also examine how to protect operational technology in industrial networks and the differences from information technology.
Through lectures, hands-on exercises, and project work, you will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to apply these principles in real-world scenarios. You’ll work individually and in teams to solve complex problems, preparing you for the challenges you’ll face in your professional career. This course is ideal for those looking to understand and address the security challenges impacting society's most vital functions in an era of increasing digital threats and vulnerabilities.
7,5 credits, course, master's level, A7015E
Spring 2026
Our course is a contextual deep dive into society's most critical infrastructures, such as energy systems, hospitals, municipalities, and water supply, examining how these can be protected against the rising threats in our increasingly digital world.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Identify and analyze security requirements and threats to critical sectors such as water, energy, and communication. This includes a special focus on the European NIS2 Directive, which sets the framework for member states to ensure a high level of cybersecurity and cyber resilience in critical infrastructures.
- Apply risk management and continuity strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure that essential services can be rapidly restored during crises.
- Develop and implement cybersecurity and resilience strategies specifically tailored for critical infrastructure, where threats are both cyber-related and physical.
- Evaluate and improve security processes by reflecting on how dependencies and interdependencies between sectors can impact security. We also examine how to protect operational technology in industrial networks and the differences from information technology.
Through lectures, hands-on exercises, and project work, you will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to apply these principles in real-world scenarios. You’ll work individually and in teams to solve complex problems, preparing you for the challenges you’ll face in your professional career. This course is ideal for those looking to understand and address the security challenges impacting society's most vital functions in an era of increasing digital threats and vulnerabilities.
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