The importance of Information and Network Security has been realised by universities and industries around the world. Therefore there is a need for unit in Information and Network Security. This unit is an important unit of any computing degree. It will provide students the understanding of Information and and Network Security that can be applied in the future at universities or in industry.

This unit is a second year core unit in the Security specialisation of the course 3334 Bachelor of Information Technology (BITS).

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At the completion of this unit, students should:

At the completion of the unit, students should:

The aim of this subject is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify security problems which may arise in a networked computing environment and to explore modern security technologies that may be used to prevent or resolve such security problems. The unit will cover: Design and analysis of cryptography; Security threats and counter-measures in a computing and communications system; Standard security techniques for achieving confidentiality and authenticity; Communication security; Database security; Operating system security; Wireless security; Email security; Computer viruses and Malicious codes.

The aim of this subject is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify security problems which may arise in a networked computing environment and to explore modern security technologies that may be used to prevent or resolve such security problems. The unit will cover: Design and analysis of cryptography; Security threats and counter-measures in a computing and communications system; Standard security techniques for achieving confidentiality and authenticity; Communication security; Database security; Operating system security; Wireless security; Email security; Computer viruses and Malicious codes.

On campus

The subject will have a 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorial/lab per week for one semester. The tutorial/lab works will emphasise problems/hands-on exercises in cryptography, digital signatures, wrappers, email security, ftp server protection, web server protection, production server protection, and related areas.

The lecture stream will present the conceptual and theoretical aspects of information and network security, addressing all the objectives. The tutorial sessions will enhance the students' understanding of the subject material through analysing, implementing and assessing specific mechanisms and/or algorithms employed in the discipline, further addressing the objectives.

Assignments/Unit test 40%, Exam 60%.

The unit test and the final exam will assess the students' understanding of the conceptual and theoretical aspects of information and network security, addressing all the objectives. The practical assignments will assess the students' understanding of the material through analysing, implementing and assessing specific mechanisms and/or algorithms employed in the discipline, further addressing the objectives.

6 points

Students, are expected to spend an average of 12 hours per week on this subject. The breakdown of time is the following:

2 hours per week: Topic material coverage (lecture attendance) 2 hours per week: Tutorial group involvement. 8 hours per week: Private study to review topic materials, explore supplementary subject resources and complete practical work and assignments.

Standard lecture theatre.

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2 hours computer laboratory with the 'crash and burn' facility.

1 lecture and tutors.

The reading list should be available in the library.

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