Thomas Rosenstatter

Thomas Rosenstatter

Researcher in Cybersecurity
th**as@ro********er.se

Teaching

OT Security, 25/26

Master's degree, lecture, German/English, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, 2025

Course at Master’s Degree Level for the cybersecurity, and industrial informatics & robotics programme. Content:

  • OT architectures and components
  • System attributes (Security & Dependability)
  • OT protocols
  • Deep dive into OT attacks and attack vectors
  • Established security standards and secure architectures
  • Threat modeling with focus on STRIDE in industrial settings
  • Risk analysis

Attack & Defense Simulation, 24/25, 25/26

Master's degree, lecture, German/English, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, 2025

Course with several modules at Master’s Degree Level for the cybersecurity programme. In my module the students will focus on digital forensics. Content:

  • Types of forensic evidence
  • Forensic process models & tools (e.g., Autopsy)
  • Data acquisition
  • Forensic analysis on:
    • Data images
    • Images
    • Windows registry
    • Memory (RAM)

Internet Protocols and Services, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

Bachelor's degree, lecture, in German, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, 2023

Content:

  • Starting with the OSI model (reference model, service access points, …)
  • Calculation of the transmission time over several hops
  • Layer 2: focus on automatic repeat requests (ARQ) and Ethernet
  • Layer 3: focus on routing protocols, IPv4, IPv6 and quality of service (QoS) using prioritisation
  • Layer 4: focus on TCP functions, like reliable end-to-end connection with exercises on transmitting segments, TCP Reno and Tahoe
  • Layer 7: focus essential Internet protocols