Planned Work packages
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP1 | Preparation | Project Design | UNS | ||
1.1 | Baseline Curricula Report (BCR) | UB, UNS, UNI, VTS | M1-M3 | ||
1.2 | Repository of Information Security Concepts (RISC) | FOI, BME, Polimi | M1-M4 | ||
1.3 | Course Development Plan (CDP) | FOI, BME, Polimi | M3-M5 | ||
1.4 | Laboratory Development Plan (LDP) | FOI, BME, Polimi | M4-M6 |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP2 | Development | Curriculum Development | UNS | ||
2.1 | Critical Infrastructure Security | BME, Polimi, UNS | M13-M21 | ||
2.2 | Secure Software Development | BME, UNS, UNI | M6-M12 | ||
2.3 | Cloud Security [integrated into course 2.15] | Polimi, UNI, UNS | M24-M32 | ||
2.4 | Security and privacy in the Internet of Things | FOI, BME, VTS | M16-M24 | ||
2.5 | Applied Cryptography and Cryptanalysis | BME, UNS, UNI | M16-M24 | ||
2.6 | Advanced Network and System Security | BME, UB/ETF | M7-M15 | ||
2.7 | Cyber Security Strategies | BME, UB/FON | M7-M15 | ||
2.8 | Security in E-business Systems [integrated into course 2.5] | Polimi, UNS | M18-M28 | ||
2.9 | Risk Analysis and Threat Modelling | Polimi, UNS | M25-M33 | ||
2.10 | Cyber Incident Analysis and Response | FOI, UB/FON, UNS | M9-M17 | ||
2.11 | Data Mining in Digital Forensics | Polimi, UNS, UB/FON | M17-M24 | ||
2.12 | Digital Forensics Tools and Techniques | FOI, UB/FON, UNI, UNS | M13-M21 | ||
2.13 | Mobile and Multimedia Forensics | FOI, UB/FON | M22-M30 | ||
2.14 | Security Data Science [added course] | UNS | M24-M32 | ||
2.15 | Computer Security [added course] | UNS | M22-M34 |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP3 | Development | Laboratory Development | BME | ||
3.1 | Lab Design: Critical Infrastructure Security Laboratory (CIS Lab) | BME/Polimi | M13 | ||
3.2 | Lab Design: Digital Forensics Laboratory (DF Lab) | FOI | M13 | ||
3.3 | Lab Design: Network Security Laboratory (NS Lab) | BME | M13 | ||
3.4 | Lab Design: Cloud Security Laboratory (CS Lab) | Polimi | M14 | ||
3.5 | Hybrid CIS, CS and NS Lab implementation (P1) | UNS, BME | M14-M24 | ||
3.6 | Hybrid NS and Crypto Lab Implementation (P5) | UB, ETF | M14-M20 | ||
3.7 | NS Lab implementation (P6) [integrated into IoT Security Lab (P6)] |
UNI, BME | M18-M24 | ||
3.8 | DF Lab Implementation (P5) | UB, FON | M13-M24 | ||
3.9 | DF Lab Implementation (P6) | UNI, FON | M25-M30 | ||
3.10 | DF Lab Implementation (P1) | UNS, FON | M31-M36 | ||
3.11 | Hybrid CS and IoT Lab Implementation (P9) | VTS, BME | M15-M24 | ||
3.12 | IoT Security Lab Implementation (P6) [added laboratory implementation] | UNI |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP4 | Development | Education Programme Development | UB | ||
4.1 | MSc Program: Information Security in Critical Infrastructures | UNS | M31 | ||
4.2 | MSc Program: Information Security and Digital Forensics | UB/FON | M27 | ||
4.3 | Specialization Program: Security in the Cloud and Internet of Things | VTS | M31 |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP5 | Quality Plan | 5.1 | Quality Plan | Polimi | M3 |
5.2 | Annual Course Quality Report | Polimi | M12, M24, M36 | ||
5.3 | Annual Laboratory Build Report | BME | M12, M24, M36 | ||
5.4 | Quality Board Meeting | all | M9, M15, M21, M27, M33 | ||
5.5 | External Quality Assessment | Polimi | M16,M34 |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP6 | Dissemination & Exploitation | UB | |||
6.1 | Dissemination Plan (DP) | UB/ETF | M2 | ||
6.2 | Exploitation Plan (EP) | UB/ETF | M3 | ||
6.3 | Annual Project Workshop | UB/ETF | M8, M10, M13, M19, M21, M22, M27, M40, M48, M49 | ||
6.4 | Mass Media Dissemination | UB/ETF & UNS | M1-M36 | ||
6.5 | Security Services Roundtable | UB, UNS, UNI, VTS | M8, M27, M48 | ||
6.6 | Web portal setup and maintenance | UB/ETF | M1-M36 | ||
6.7 | Sustainability Plan (SP) [added plan] | UNS & UB/ETF |
# | Work Package | Task | Coordinator | Duration | |
WP7 | Management | UNS | |||
7.1 | Brussels Kick-of Meeting | UNS | M2 | ||
7.2 | Project Kick-off Meeting | UNS | M3 | ||
7.3 | Project Steering Committee Meeting | all | M5, M11, M17, M23, M28, M33, M38, M43 | ||
7.4 | Project Coordination | UNS | M1 – M36 | ||
7.5 | Financial Plan | UNS | M3 | ||
7.6 | Interim and Final Report | UNS | M18, M36 |
Planned short and long term impacts, tartget groups/potential beneficiaries, quantitative/qualitative indicators
Short term impact | Target groups/potential beneficiaries | Quantitative indicators | Qualitative indicators |
Educational Impact | Teaching Staff, Students | 60 students enrolled in newly-built MSc programmes | State-of-the-art course curricula built during the ISSES project |
Educational Impact | Teaching Staff, Students | 12 students enrolled in newly-built specialization programme | State-of-the-art course curricula built during the ISSES project |
Educational Impact | Teaching Staff, Students | 500 students/year benefiting from improved curricula in BSc studies | Higher level of information security consciousness in Serbia |
Economic Impact | Students, Companies, Project Partners | 70 students exiting the new MSc and specialization programs | Higher level of information security capability in the private sector. Companies able to find highly skilled information security experts. |
Project Objectives Reached | Students, Teaching Staff, Project Partners, Press & Media | 7 new laboratories built, 13 courses built or improved | Higher level of information security capability in the private sector |
Project Dissemination | Stakeholders, Project Partners, Media & Press | 6 press and media reports, periodic social network reports, frequently updated Web portal | Degree of students awareness measured by questionnaires |
Education Impact | Teaching Staff, Students, Project Partners, Companies, Public Institutions | 13 courses with aligned curricula in information security at 4 major technical HEIs in Serbia | Graduates exiting HEIs in Serbia have comparable skills in Information Security |
Education Impact | Teaching Staff, HEIs | No duplication of effort in developing laboratories and curricula in Information Security | |
Knowledge Transfer | Teaching Staff, Students | The presence of the EU partners raises the overall Information Security maturity of the teaching staff and students at the Serbian HEIs | |
Comparable and Measurable Training and Education in Information Security | Project Partners, Students, Public Institutions, Private Companies | Repository of Information Security with at least 150 concepts. Course and Lab content mapped to concepts. |
Long term impact | Target groups/potential beneficiaries | Quantitative indicators | Qualitative indicators |
Capability to reach the national cybersecurity objectives | Stakeholders, Private and Public Institutions, Information Security groups | The cybersecurity goals in the 2017 Serbian National Security Strategy are met | |
No shortages of Information Security experts | Project Partners, Public Institutions, Private Companies, Students | Unfilled vacancies in Information Security below 10% | Public and Private sector needs for experts |
Harmonized skillset of experts | Students, Project Partners, Public Institutions, Private Companies | Graduates at partner HEIs have interchangeable and comparable Information Security skills | |
Raised Awareness for Information Security | Students, Teaching Staff, Project Partners, Public Institutions, Private Companies | 3 workshops and 3 roundtables organized | Both public and private institutions understand the relevance of information security and the benefit of applying proper security controls |
Serbia exports Information Security as a Service | Global Information Security Market, Private Companies, Project Partners, Students | Number of companies exporting their services. Income from such projects and taxes paid. | Highly skilled Information Security experts remain in Serbia and collaborate with clients worldwide |
Research Impact | PhD Students, Professors, Associated Partners, EU Science | Number of published papers in conferences proceedings and journals, after development of the laboratories | Impact factor of journals where scientific results will be published. |