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