Informatics Security

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Informatics Security
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Master programme
LM-66 - Computer science security
Master programme
120
ECTS
Access
Open with entry requirements examination
2
Years
Course location
Milan
Language
Italian
The master degree in Informatics Security aims to train professionals with high-level scientific and technological skills, methodological and operational skills, and with an open and critical vision of the problems connected with the adoption and use of Information Technologies (ITs). The master degree in Informatics Security ensures its graduates an advanced and complete training in relation to the foundations, methodologies, scientific and technological solutions related to information security. The degree has been designed to be proficiently followed both by people already acquainted with IT security issues (to whom it will provide deeper insight into ICT sciences and technologies useful for security critical application), and by people coming from scientific degrees where computer security has never been specifically addressed (to whom it will supply the required competencies starting from basic aspects of ICT security). In both cases, however, training is structured around a large common basis, aimed at providing graduates with training related to the various scientific and technological problems, methodologies, and solutions in the information security area, preserving the uniqueness of the overall degree and guaranteeing homogeneity and cultural coherence of the graduated people.
Competencies acquired by people who obtained the masterly degree in Informatics Security are for job positions of high responsibility that are needed in all projects requiring consultancy, analysis, design, management, and marketing of medium-large information systems. The graduate in Informatics Security will be able to operate in various application areas for the design and management of computer and telematic systems and for the study of new systems and applications. These job positions will be available in all kinds of private and public companies using IT technologies and requiring particular attention to security and privacy issues. The main market segments involved are: banks, insurance companies, logistics and transport, healthcare, public administrations, telecommunications and media, service companies, industry. More precisely, referring to the ISTAT 2008 Professional Classification scheme, the masterly degree in Informatics Security will prepare for the following professional profiles.

Management consultants for the design of secure information systems, for risk management and the application of rules and standards

Role in a professional context: Professional figures in this category operate in the vast sector of consultancy aimed at the management of information systems and business management. They combine knowledge of information technology with knowledge of project and business process management, an in-depth knowledge of information security issues, relevant regulatory and legal aspects, and the main development trends both in technology and in related disciplines such as privacy and risk analysis.

Skills associated with this professional profile: Professional figures in this category have specific skills in the field of technologies and methods for IT security and interdisciplinary and management knowledge, which are both needed for mastering not only the more technical aspects but also the needs deriving from the management of information systems, from the positioning of market, and from commercial needs and business strategy in the context of the IT sector.

Employment opportunities: Professional figures in this category carry out highly specialized professional activities in the field of business consultancy aimed at companies and the public administration, where they support company management and information systems management by dedicating themselves to project management or by participating to strategic projects that require not only specialized technical skills but also managerial and interdisciplinary level knowledge.

Project leader in Business Information Systems

Role in a professional context: Professional figures in this category deal with the management of IT security-oriented projects within business information systems. The typical functions are those of a technology expert who must be able to structure a project, organize it into phases, coordinate activities and technical personnel, manage a dedicated budget, select resources and tools, manage relationships with suppliers and consultants, and operate in compliance with the planned deadlines.

Skills associated with this professional profile: Professional figures in this category have interdisciplinary, technical, and managerial skills, to be able to direct and organize a complex activity both in terms of technological and management aspects. Starting from a technical-scientific training, these professional figures have additional skills such as project management skills, economic and legal skills, and risk management skills associated with the life cycle of a project.

Employment opportunities: The structured management of projects within information systems is needed in all companies, which often are forced to use external figures due to the lack of internal figures. To this purpose, many companies frequently request young professionals to be included in their workforce who have both technical and management skills able to cover roles of a higher level than that of technical specialist.

Specialists in the design of IT systems, application software, web and multimedia services with advanced IT security requirements and secure data management


Role in a professional context: Professional figures in this category are experts in advanced IT security issues related to both to the critical systems and resources of a company (data centers, highly reliable systems, intellectual property, sensitive data) and to the most innovative technological solutions. These professional figures deal with technological aspects for which an extremely in-depth knowledge of technologies and evolutionary trends on a global level is required. They are therefore fundamental in cases where the ability to analyze highly complex and specific technological scenarios is required.

Skills associated with this professional profile: Professional figures in this category are high-level specialists with knowledge on all specific aspects of the major innovative technologies. Advanced skills of this type may be required in all areas of computer security, ranging from secure programming with the application of advanced methodologies of static and dynamic analysis, analysis of malicious code available on Internet, advanced encryption techniques, to advanced data protection techniques, and innovative methodologies for the monitoring and testing of applications.

Employment opportunities: The IT sector is characterized by the presence, in many big and small companies as well as in the consultancy sector, of technological excellences which aim at researching and applying the most innovative solutions. This happens in the management of datacenters, in the design of interactive applications, in sectors with a high use of technology such as precision mechanics, pharmaceutical or biomedical, in web services and in the development of applications for mobile devices. In all these cases, the management of business information systems requires highly specialized professionals who deal with complex scenarios, where there is the need of using recent or specific technologies, or complex scenarios presenting highly difficult problems.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) specialists

Role in a professional context: Professional figures in this category are experts in the use of ICTs in various operational contexts, on which the master degree in Informatics Security is largely based. These professional figures integrate the ability to develop sophisticated IT applications with knowledge of operational problems in various application contexts (industrial automation, information systems, digital communication, decision support, and so on) dealing with the design, management, and maintenance of complex IT applications.

Skills associated with this professional profile: Professional figures in this category have an excellent basic skills, a broad knowledge in various sectors of the ICT, are familiar with the scientific method of investigation, have high modeling skills, know how to use mathematical tools that can be used in the support of their computer skills, manage group activities, operate independently, and are able to easily integrate into work environments.

Employment opportunities: The level of knowledge and skills achieved will allow graduates in Informatics Security to carry out functions of high responsibility in the context of projects involving consultancy, analysis, design, management, maintenance and marketing of medium-large information systems. Graduates will be able to operate in the context of various application fields for designing and managing information systems and for studying new systems and applications. This activity can take place in all areas of the public and private sectors that use information technology. The main market segments involved are: banks, insurance companies, logistics and transport, healthcare, public administrations, telecommunications and media, service companies, and industry.

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The education program can be enriched by educational activities abroad both to deepen some topics and as socialization experience in international environments. Within the Erasmus+ program study periods can be taken in over 50 universities in Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey. Courses will be recognized in the personalized study plan. These periods abroad are typically 5-month long and include courses for about 30 CFU, in the area of information and communication technology and related applications. Recognition of these educational activities will be based on the Learning Agreement, to be defined in advance by the student and the Erasmus coordinator at the Computer Science Department before starting the period abroad: course in the learning agreement with passed exams will replace the educational activities of the study plan ("manifesto"), either by covering the same topics or complementing the acquired basic competences. The Erasmus Committee at the Computer Science Department will perform the recognition of CFU obtained abroad and the definition of the personalized study plan. Similarly, stages to prepare the final dissertation are allowed in the same foreign universities. Recognition will be performed by the Department Erasmus Committee.
Erasmus: the coordinator for the Department of Informatics is Prof. Fabio Scotti
International Programs: the coordinator for the Department of Informatics is Prof. Vincenzo Piuri.
More information are available at the following link: http://www.di.unimi.it/ecm/home/didattica/international-studies
Attendance is strongly recommended for both courses and laboratories.
Enrolment
Candidates must have earned at least the following credits in their previous studies:
- 48 credits in the INF/01 academic field
- 12 credits in the MAT/01-09 academic fields.
For the purposes of admission to the programme, the Academic Board reserves the right to carefully assess the student's career if not perfectly in line with the above requirements.
In all cases, admission requirements will be assessed based on the following qualifications: degree certificate with marks, list of exams passed with marks and number of credits, course syllabus where not available on the website of the Università degli Studi di Milano. The candidate's educational background will be assessed based on the exam grades achieved in the academic fields (SSD) listed under the admission requirements. If necessary, the candidate will be required to pass an individual interview. Any curricular additions, in terms of university credits (CFU), must be achieved before the above assessment, by attending the courses, and taking the relevant exams, within the degree programme in Computer Systems and Networks Security.

Admission

Application for admission: from 22/01/2024 to 31/10/2024

Application for matriculation: from 02/04/2024 to 15/01/2025


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Non-EU students visa applicants are required to apply for admission no later than 30 April 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated and it will in no case be possible to request the refund of the admission fee.

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Programme description and courses list
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Advanced Biometrics 6 48 Italian INF/01
Logic 6 48 Italian INF/01
Privacy and Data Protection 6 48 Italian INF/01
Risk Analysis and Management 6 48 Italian INF/01
Optional
Artificial Intelligence 6 48 English INF/01
Dependability 6 48 Italian ING-INF/07
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Complements of Security and Privacy 6 48 Italian INF/01
Service-Oriented Architecture Security 6 48 Italian INF/01
Software Protection Techniques 6 48 Italian INF/01
System Modeling and Analysis 6 48 Italian INF/01
Optional
Advances in Operating Systems 6 48 Italian INF/01
Information Management 6 48 English INF/01
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Gestione della sicurezza nelle imprese 6 48 Italian SECS-P/08
Processing of Sensitive Data 6 48 Italian IUS/01
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 39 0 Italian
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Network Security Ii 6 48 Italian INF/01
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must choose 6 credits from the following courses:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Advances in Operating Systems 6 48 Italian Second semester INF/01
Artificial Intelligence 6 48 English First semester INF/01
Dependability 6 48 Italian First semester ING-INF/07
Information Management 6 48 English Second semester INF/01
2 - Free choice courses.
Students will have to achieve 12 free cfu as follows:
- among courses activated by the Department for the current academic year
- among all the courses activated by the university.
Starting from the a.y. 2020-21, the Academic Board has activated the course of Network Security II, which can be included in the free choice credits.

Students can request the recognition of credits for training activities at external institutions, presenting a certification. Each certification can give rise to a maximum of 3 credits, and up to 2 certifications can be recognized. The students who intend to request the recognition of the certifications must complete the "application" form available on the page https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/welcome-desk-infostudenti/general-forms and send ver to the secretary of his / her degree together with a copy of the certifications achieved.
The evaluation will be carried out by a special commission based on the following parameters:
- Validity: the certification must have been obtained for a maximum of 5 years.
- Specificity: the object of the certification must be those referable to those required by the degree course in which the student is regularly enrolled.
- Specialization: the certification must concern specialized and / or professional skills.
- Level: the certification must attest to skills of a medium or advanced level. Basic and entry level certifications are excluded.

The above requests can only be submitted by students who have not already obtained these awards during the three-year course.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Network Security Ii 6 48 Italian First semester INF/01
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biometric Systems 6 48 Italian INF/01
Network Security 6 48 Italian INF/01
Privacy and Data Protection 6 48 Italian INF/01
Risk Analysis and Management 6 48 Italian INF/01
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Complements of Security and Privacy 6 48 Italian INF/01
Cryptography 6 48 Italian INF/01
Service-Oriented Architecture Security 6 48 Italian INF/01
Software Protection Techniques 6 48 Italian INF/01
System Modeling and Analysis 6 48 Italian INF/01
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Gestione della sicurezza nelle imprese 6 48 Italian SECS-P/08
Processing of Sensitive Data 6 48 Italian IUS/01
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 39 0 Italian
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Network Security Ii 6 48 Italian INF/01
Optional activities and study plan rules
2 - Free choice courses.
Students will have to achieve 12 free cfu as follows:
- among courses activated by the Department for the current academic year
- among all the courses activated by the university.
Starting from the a.y. 2020-21, the Academic Board has activated the course of Network Security II, which can be included in the free choice credits.

Students can request the recognition of credits for training activities at external institutions, presenting a certification. Each certification can give rise to a maximum of 3 credits, and up to 2 certifications can be recognized. The students who intend to request the recognition of the certifications must complete the "application" form available on the page https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/welcome-desk-infostudenti/general-forms and send ver to the secretary of his / her degree together with a copy of the certifications achieved.
The evaluation will be carried out by a special commission based on the following parameters:
- Validity: the certification must have been obtained for a maximum of 5 years.
- Specificity: the object of the certification must be those referable to those required by the degree course in which the student is regularly enrolled.
- Specialization: the certification must concern specialized and / or professional skills.
- Level: the certification must attest to skills of a medium or advanced level. Basic and entry level certifications are excluded.

The above requests can only be submitted by students who have not already obtained these awards during the three-year course.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Network Security Ii 6 48 Italian First semester INF/01
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Location
Milan
Course locations
IT course venues: via Celoria 18 - Milan.
Other course venues: Teaching sector, via Celoria; Teaching sector, via Golgi 19; Teaching sector, via Venezian 15.
Laboratory locations
Computer laboratory (Silab) at the Department of Computer Science, via Celoria 18, Milan.
Head of study programme
Academic guidance tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate

The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:

  • The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
  • The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year) 
  • An additional fee is due for online programmes

The University also offers:

  • Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
  • Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
  • Concessions for international students with refugee status

Scholarships and benefits

The University provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).

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