Design and implementation of a computer security Diploma

This paper presents a Specialization Diploma in Computer Security (Diploma de Especialización en Seguridad Informática), defined in the context of the work of the Computer Security Group (GSI, Grupo de Seguridad Informática) of the Department of Computer Science (InCo, Instituto de Computación) at Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, which is part of the course offerings by Centro de Posgrado y Actualización Profesional (CPAP). It describes the context in which it is developed, the objectives and structure of the curriculum, the teaching methodology used, and the educational tools.