The second semester consists of projects, labs and discussions in the area of Applied Secure Information Systems Engineering. Specifically, students build a comprehensive platform for secure computing based on best of breed Open Source components starting with OpenBSD or the like. This platform is then contrasted to Java Security and to the secure computing efforts of Microsoft and its associates. A“Student Hackathon” is conducted to test findings and assumptions. Finally, recommendations are made to support the future security procurement needs for whole elements of the critical Infrastructure.
