This course explores the security issues that every IT professional must be aware of. The course will inform the student on the various attack surfaces and defensive approaches that must be considered during all phases of life of an organisation's information technology assets. The course will also provide an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience with the tools needed to protect an organisation from the various forms of attack it can be subjected to.
Students will be required to pass both the coursework and the final examination to pass the course.
COMP2190 - Net-Centric Computing AND INFO2100 - Mathematics and Statistics for IT or COMP2201 - Discrete Mathematics for Scientist.