IT Security
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who complete this unit of study will understand the nature of security threats to IT systems. Student will be familiar with the tools used by hackers and crackers and be aware of ways of identifying and rectifying security breaches and will understand how to assess the vulnerability of computing systems.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
After successfully completing this unit, you will be able to:
1. Evaluate security of client and server computers.
2. Plan security audits.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of social engineering and physical security.
4. Use a variety of security related tools.
5. Identify attacks and mitigate attacks.
6. Evaluate authentication and encryption systems.
7. Research issues in IT Security.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities N/A
Non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 100 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Test 1 | Individual | 5% | 1, 2, 4 |
| Test 2 | Individual | 15% | 1, 2, 4 |
| Research Project | Group or Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 4, 7 |
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) At least 40% in the final exam
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
• Analysis skills,
• Problem solving skills,
• Communication skills,
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Content
• Operating System Flaws.
• Security Tools.
• System logs.
• Firewalls, security: theory, practice, design.
• Ports scanning, packet sniffing and intrusion detection.
• Understanding and responding to security alerts.
• Server technologies, risks and policies.
• Vulnerability analysis and Audit.
• Secure programming practices.
• Script injection and input sanitizing
• Security Models.
• Physical Security.
• Authentication (identity, biometrics and digital signatures).
Study resources
- Reading materials, recommended reading and references.