ADVANCED TOPICS IN INFORMATION SECURITY

Course Description

Information is a crucial resource of today’s society. Protecting information and related intellectual property has recently posed a challenge. Information security is an enabling technology for developing a secured information society. These course aims at providing students with an advanced knowledge of Information security. The course will expose students to current and exciting research topics in information security. At the end of the course, students shall be able to understand the basic security properties, models, policies, concerns, and security tools such as cryptography, internet security, database security, steganography, access control mechanisms, firewalls and Intrusion detection system. Students will also have opportunity to evaluate real life security cases.

ADVANCED TOPICS IN INFORMATION SECURITY

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 At the end of the course, Students shall be able to understand advanced concepts in assessing the strength and limitations of security technologies.
2. 02 At the end of the course, Students shall be able to understand the principal concepts, major issues, technologies, and basic approaches in information security
3. 03 provide student with the understanding and assessments of the common threats faced by organizations
4. 04 provide student the provide the ability to examine and analyze real-life security cases

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition by Micheal Whitman and Herbert Mattord
2. 02 Security in Computing, 3rd Edition by Charles P. Pfleeger and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger
3. 03 materials from digital libraries

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 At the end of the course, Students shall be able to understand advanced concepts in assessing the strength and limitations of security technologies.
2. L02 At the end of the course, Students shall be able to understand the principal concepts, major issues, technologies, and basic approaches in information security
3. L03 provide student with the understanding and assessments of the common threats faced by organizations
4. L04 provide student the provide the ability to examine and analyze real-life security cases

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1 Become competent in searching and comprehending the relevant academic articles, interpreting the information learnt or obtained via various channels and absorbing exceptional knowledge in their field.
2. P02 PO2 Devoted themselves to be a qualified researcher and knowledge worker in their field all throughout their life and career.
3. P03 PO3 Demonstrated that they developed their individual capabilities through written projects, assignments and presentations that they will independently implement both in academia and work contexts.
4. P04 PO4 Gained key practical skills and knowledge which need to be implemented in their own research and business work environment.
5. P05 PO5 Been able to implement critical and analytical thinking and analyses into their studies, research and work.
6. P06 PO6 Become proficient in adopting the gained knowledge into practice and research in a critical, and analytical way.
7. P07 PO7 Become experts in using information technology tools for their studies, research and workplace in an ethical and safely environment by sharing and transferring their knowledge.
8. P08 PO8 Succeeded in working, researching and forming partnerships with their colleagues/team members in a global environment.
9. P09 PO9 Proved themselves capable of disseminating and sharing knowledge, sustainingly communicating with others, in any global workplace or research setting.
10. P10 PO10 Become capable of interpreting and transferring their qualified knowledge into practice and research.
11. P11 PO11 Dedicated themselves to applying advanced academic studies and enrolled themselves in work or non-work projects related to environmental approaches and ethical issues.

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