FIT4016 - Information security

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit looks at a range of security problems in information systems, namely physical security, network security and software security. Within these areas, topics covered include risk analysis, authentification, access control, and crypto techniques. It looks at various management issues, including disparate application examples, distributed systems authentication, contingency planning, audit and review. A range of security applications are used as examples.

Assessment

Assignment/Test: 40%
Examination (2 hours): 60%.

Contact hours

4 hours per week

Prohibitions

CSE4892