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Diplôme de formation gradué de l'Ecole Polytechnique -MSc&T - Cybersecurity : Threats & Defenses

Objectif

Cybersecurity is concerned with the security and integrity of all the interconnected electronic devices that form our current modern life, from large companies to individuals.

Critical installations including servers, industrial automation, nuclear power stations, cloud computing facilities, and even the basic infrastructure of the internet itself are under constant attack.

Stories of companies being harassed by viruses and malware are frequent; huge amounts of money can easily be stolen, and valuable infrastructure pirated in a few seconds.  Often this requires virtually no investment or risk on the part of attackers, which range from individuals to hostile state-sponsored agencies.

Closer to home, everyone now uses smartphones and computers, but we are also using more and more communicating "smart" objects in our everyday lives.  Connected to the internet, these essentially render the concrete walls of our homes and businesses as transparent and fragile as glass; every citizen's privacy and way of life is at stake.

The internet culture of rapid development and innovation encourages us (indeed, virtually forces us) to release products and systems that prioritise functionality over safety.  We rush to meet new needs and markets, without the time and resources required to ensure that products are safe against current attacks, let alone future hacking techniques and threat scenarios.

Reaching a universal state of security seems impossible, but the problems of security are universal: using your laptop and protecting your own data; enabling and protecting internet access; ensuring the privacy and integrity of communications between individuals and businesses; indeed, even simply ensuring that we are connecting to the service that we think we are, and not a hostile impostor.  The technical solutions to these problems involve the methods of modern cryptography.

While the fundamental notions of security (including concepts like 'protection', access restrictions, establishing and verifying identities, and managing and transmitting authority) are common across all sorts of contexts, the reality is that there is no unique way to set up or use connected systems.  The simplicity of our expectations as users and designers is confounded by the ultimate complexity and diversity of computer, network, and data architectures.  This dialogue between the absolutes of security and the diversity of everyday experiences is at the heart of cybersecurity research and practice.

The Cybersecurity: Threats and Defenses program is based on the École Polytechnique's trademark interdisciplinary approach, and provides you with necessary expertise in all aspects of cybersecurity -- be it hardware or software.  It is a complete program for future experts in computer security, and for all activities in which protecting data or privacy is essential. Adapting to new threats and finding new defenses will be your day-to-day challenge.

There is a large gamut of jobs in cybersecurity. For a small list: security auditor, controller or evaluator; security architect; secure systems developer; penetration test expert; security consultant; information system security manager.

contenu

YEAR 1

The first part is concerned with building a common technical background for cybersecurity; adding security to this will be the task of the second period.

First period (mid-September to mid-December)

Three mandatory courses (3x4 ECTS)
INF557: From the Internet to the IoT: The Fundamentals of Modern Computer Networking
INF558: Introduction to Cryptology
INF559: A Programmer's Introduction to Computer Architectures and Operating Systems

One elective course to be chosen among (4 ECTS):
INF553: Database Management Systems
INF554: Machine learning I

Second period (January to March)

Three mandatory courses:
INF568: Advanced Cryptology
INF565: Information Systems Security
INF586: Network Security

Alternatively, 1 or 2 courses from among:
INF563: Introduction to Information Theory

Third period (March to June/August)

Research project or company internship (INF59119 ECTS

domaines d'enseignement

Informatique.

Parcours

Unités d'enseignement

UE Type d'enseignement Domaines Catégorie d'UE Credit Ects Volume horaire Responsables Periode de programmation Site pédagogique
English English PA - C8 S123
French Français PA - C8 S123
HFC551 The Myth of Paris (1830-Present) PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Isabelle Schaffner S13
HFC552 Aspects of Comparative Commercial Law PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Sabine Sultan S13
HFC553 Topics in Science, Technology, and Society PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Luis Felipe Murillo S13
HFC555 Economic Sociology PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Olivier Pilmis S13
HFC556 Introduction to French Politics PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Pierre-Marc Renaudeau S13
HFC557 Introduction to Political Philosophy: Philosophy of Work PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Maël Pégny S13
HFC558 EU Governance and Policies: Focus on Research and Innovat... PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales Lilian Cadet S13
HFC561 Introduction to French Cinema PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Isabelle Schaffner S23
HFC563 Multicultural France PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Sarah Bouttier S23
HFC564 Sociology of Energy Transitions: Innovation, Socio-techni... PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Claire Le Renard S23
HFC566 Introduction to French Politics PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Pierre-Marc Renaudeau S23
HFC567 Introduction to Political Philosophy: Philosophy of Work PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales S23
HFC569 Philosophy of Science Fiction PA - C8 Humanités et sciences sociales 1.5 Jonathan Degenève S23
INF520 Projet de 3A de Cyber-sécurité PA - C8 Informatique François Morain
INF553 Database Management Systems PA - C6B Informatique UE de projet, UE d'approfondissement. 4 36 Ioana Manolescu S13
INF554 Machine learning I PA - C2B Informatique 4 Olivier Pietquin,
Jesse Read,
Nikolaos Tziortziotis,
Michalis Vazirgiannis
S13
INF557 From the Internet to the IoT: Fundamentals of Modern Comp... PA - C4B Informatique 4 Philippe Chassignet,
Thomas Clausen
S13
INF558 Introduction to Cryptology PA - C5B Informatique 4 36 Alain Couvreur,
François Morain
S13
INF559 Architecture des ordinateurs et systèmes d'exploitation PA - C3B Informatique 4 Francesco Zappa Nardelli S13
INF563 Théorie de l'information PA - C6B Informatique Jean-Pierre Tillich S23
INF565 Information Systems Security PA - C1B Informatique 4 François Morain S23
INF568 Advanced Cryptology PA - C5B Informatique 4 Benjamin Smith S23
INF571 Distributed Computing PA - C7 Informatique 4 Bernadette Charron-Bost,
Jean-Marc Notin
S13
INF581 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence PA - C4B Informatique 4 Jesse Read,
Nikolaos Tziortziotis,
Michalis Vazirgiannis
S23
INF586 Sécurité des réseaux PA - C7 Informatique 4 Thomas Clausen S23
INF591 Informatique PA - C9 Informatique 26 Olivier Bournez S33
MIE556 Introduction to Marketing and Strategy PA - C6B Management, Innovation et Entrepreneuriat 4 Philippe Ginier-Gillet S13
MIE562 Case Studies on Innovation PA - C4B Management, Innovation et Entrepreneuriat 4 Philippe Ginier-Gillet S23
MIE564 Technology-based Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation PA - C3 Management, Innovation et Entrepreneuriat 4 Cécile Chamaret,
Erno Tornikoski
S23
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