Handbook

Description This course gives a managerial overview of the risks and remediation necessary to deal with modern cyber crime and and covers the threats to computer systems and the countermeasures that can be put in place to minimise these.  It also gives an introduction to securing modern networks with a … For more content click the Read More button below. It  covers a wide range of security issues and concepts from authentication and encryption through to network threats and password management. Students will examine computer security issues from the perspective of detecting threats and implementing secure computing environments and will develop an understanding of modern tools and techniques that can be deployed to secure a network. Topics and Learning Outcomes Students will   1. Understand how and why to secure both clean and corrupted systems, protecting personal data, securing simple computer networks, and safe Internet usage. 2. Understand key terms and concepts in cyber security y and cyber crimes, trademarks and domain theft. 3. Incorporate approaches to secure networks, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems. 4.  Understand principles of web security. 5. Incorporate approaches for incident analysis and response. 6. Incorporate approaches for risk management and best practices. Assessment See course outline Readings  Will be research based and posted online