Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Unit

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Synopsis

This unit provides students with in depth coverage of a range of security problems in information systems, namely physical security, network security and software security. Within these areas, topics covered include risk analysis, authentication, access control, and a range of cryptographic techniques. It looks at various management issues, including use and abuse of encryption, distributed systems authentication, contingency planning, auditing, logging and integrity management. A range of security applications are used as examples.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will:

• have knowledge of risks, threats and the goals of information security;
• understand various controls and their effectiveness for information security in an organisation;
• be able to evaluate the effectiveness (both in terms of performance and limitations) of individual control techniques;
• match the risk against controls and evaluate their applicability.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nandita Bhattacharjee

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk

Prerequisites

Introductory knowledge of computing at the undergraduate level is assumed.

Prohibitions

FIT4016, CSE4892

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit5163/