615-367 Information Systems Security

Note

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

615-237 Telecommunications concepts

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

On completion of this subject a student should:

• demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of information security;

• be familiar with the issues in the management of information security;

• be able to identify and assess the critical threats to an information system;

• be able to perform a preliminary security audit of a computer system;

• have developed the skills to plan for and react to a security incident.

Topics to be covered include: introduction to computer security; issues in network and system security; physical security; inter-network security and firewalls; viruses and worms; management of computer security; auditing; risk analysis; incident handling; recovery; legal issues in computer security.

Assessment

A mixture of continuous assessment based on assignments, mid-term and final examinations, and project work. The precise composition and weighting of assessment components will be made known at the beginning of the subject.