Knowledge:

• The candidate possesses advanced knowledge in the field of information security related to crime investigation and digital forensics.
• The candidate possesses thorough knowledge of the theory, best practices and methods in the field of information security and cyber incident handling.
• The candidate is capable of applying knowledge in new areas relevant to crime investigation and attack prevention.
• The candidate is familiar with current state-of-the-art in the following fields of information security: digital forensics, malware analysis, cyber intelligence, intrusion detection and systems security.
• The candidate possesses thorough knowledge of research methodology, needed to plan and carry out application and development projects in the field of information security.

General competences:

• The candidate is capable of analyzing professional and academic problems.
• The candidate can use knowledge and skills to carry out advanced tasks and projects.
• The candidate is capable of imparting comprehensive independent work in the field of information security. The candidate also masters the terminology in the field of information security.
• The candidate can communicate academic issues, analysis and conclusions both with experts in the field of information security and with the general audience.
• The candidate can emerge with greater insight and confidence in the professional role.
• The candidate can identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas in the conducting work.
• The candidate can contribute to innovation and innovation processes.

Skills:

• The candidate is capable of analyzing existing theories, methods and interpretations of theories as well as independently analyzing and solving theoretical and practical problems.
• The candidate is capable of using independently relevant methods in fact-finding and development. These methods include literature study, critical thinking, logical reasoning and performing methodologically sound experiments together with interpreting their results.
• The candidate can perform critical analysis of different information sources and applying the results of that analysis in academic and practical reasoning, structuring and formulating theoretical and application-specific problems.
• The candidate can carry out a plan of a specialization project under supervision.
• The candidate can complete an independent study and development project of moderate size under supervision (example: the master thesis), adhering to the current code of professional conduct and ethics in academic fieldwork.