UFCFHJ 15 M

UFMFHJ-15-M Information Security

Overview

This module focuses on information security legislation, management, control and current trends.

Objectives

1. Synthesise and evaluate key information security principles, risks, threats and vulnerabilities faced by public or private organisations
2. Analyse information security issues related to privacy, civil liberties and intellectual property, reporting at board level
3. Propose a standards compliant information security framework and/or policy suited for consideration by a public or private organisation board
4. Apply a recognised information security standard to prescribe technical controls appropriate for a public or private organisation
5. Collaborate as a team to research and communicate a critique of current/emerging information security trends to technical and non-technical audiences

Curriculum

Foundational: information security principles, information risk; threats and vulnerabilities

Key information security issues: regulation; privacy; civil liberties; intellectual property and cybercrime

Information security management: ethics; frameworks and policies; secure software development; physical and environmental security; disaster recovery and business continuity management

Technical information security controls: authentication and authorisation; data security; network security; computer security; application security

Information security trends: governance; identity and access management; mobile and cloud security

Assessment

Exam (25%) Group Assignment (75%)