The Advanced Technology Group is a company specialized in seminars and consultancy, primarily in Information Security and Information Technology. Below we describe our upcoming seminars in Information Security and Cryptography. Further information about thelecturers, the seminars' content, venue, and registration can be found on the respective pages.
Overview of seminars for 2010
Information Security and Cryptography are of vital importance today, with applications in communication and information systems, electronic commerce and, more generally, in the emerging Information Society. A basic knowledge of these topics is essential for every professional who wishes to better understand, develop, or use systems employing modern security technologies.
This year we are offering three seminars, which cover different aspects of Information Security and Cryptography: A basic seminar in the first two days (June 14-15) followed by two more specialized seminars held in parallel (June 16-17).
Seminar 1: Information Security Basicstaught by David Basin and Ueli Maurerprovides an in-depth coverage of Information Security and Cryptography from both a conceptual and application-oriented viewpoint. At the same time, the mathematical, algorithmic, protocol-specific, and system-oriented aspects are explained in a way understandable to a wide audience. This includes the foundations needed to understand the different approaches, a critical look at the state-of-the-art, and a perspective on future security technologies.
Seminar 2: Modern Advanced Cryptography taught by Ueli Maurer presents modern cryptography, with its many facets, in a unique and coherent manner, with an emphasis on simplicity and on explaining concepts at the right level of abstraction. Connections between subfields are highlighted and the most relevant research developments of the past years are covered and placed into context. The seminar assumes some familiarity with basic cryptography at a conceptual level (including symmetric crypto systems, hash functions, public-key encryption, and digital signatures) and with basic cryptographic algorithm (such as RSA). These basics are covered in the seminar "Information Security Basics" which serves as an ideal basis for the seminar "Modern Advanced Cryptography". The seminar is also well-suited for those who previously attended an ATG seminar on cryptography, as this new seminar goes substantially deeper than previous ones.
Seminar 3: Building Secure Software Systems taught by David Basin and Torsten Lodderstedt presents sound methods that can be used to build and evaluate security-critical software systems. The focus is on the interplay between two areas: Software Engineering and Information Security. The role of security in all phases of the software-development process is examined, including requirements analysis, risk analysis, design, implementation, and testing, as well as verification and certification. In each phase, relevant concept, methods, and tools are covered.The material is presented in a self-contained way. However, a basic knowledge of both information security (e.g., from the "Information Security Basics Seminar”) and software engineering are assumed.
Seminar format The seminars takes place at Sunstar Parkhotel Davos and begins on Monday at 9 AM and ends on Thursday at 5 PM. The sessions are interactive, with the possibility to decide, on demand, which topics should be treated in more depth. There are coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon. The lecturers will also be available for discussions on all related topics. The lectures and all course material are in English.
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