Computer Security (First Major)
Information Security
Examines advanced concepts of information as a resource of value. Using the concept of information superiority as a basis, the unit covers the nature of information, its use as a weapon and as targeted commodity within an organisation. It covers the theory and practice of information warfare, industrial espionage, and the function of intelligence within the broad paradigm of security and risk management. The legal and ethical topics related to information protection, management and use are also covered.
Computer Forensics
Modern forensic computing involves the preservation, identification and analysis of computer- and digital-based evidence stored in the form of magnetically encoded information on various devices and media. Computer or digital evidence is often not examinable by conventional access methods, so specialised software tools, techniques and processes must be employed to preserve and recover this evidence. This unit also introduces students to the tools, techniques and methods needed to recover digital evidence from a variety of devices.
Introduction to Information Warfare
This unit will investigate the use of information/knowledge as a weapon and a target in competitive environments. On completion of this unit, the student should have a firm grasp of the concept information warfare and its implications to the management of an organisation. Threats and opportunities from competitors or aggressors will also be considered. The strategic, tactical, and operational implications of information warfare will also be explored.
Computer Facilities Security
This unit covers the principles and techniques of security as they apply to computer facilities and environments. The unit examines the application of security principles to the computer environment for the protection of personnel, systems and information. Unit content includes physical security, secure facility communications, system survivability and fault tolerance, emissions security, backup strategies and redundancy, infrastructure protection, business continuity and disaster recovery planning change management as well as legal and ethical issues.
Network Security Fundamentals
This unit is an introduction to securing modern networks with a particular focus on TCP/IP based systems. Students will develop an understanding of modern tools and techniques that can be deployed to secure a network.
IT Security Management
This unit deals with management issues encountered as a result of deploying security countermeasures, policy and initiatives in organisational settings. Current and future issues relating to information technology security management will be explored in the unit.
Project Methods and Professionalism
This unit develops students’ expertise in: the software development lifecycle; software project management techniques including planning, risk and configuration management; quality assurance; verification and validation software; and software requirements definition and design specification. The unit further studies management issues involved in computing together with technical issues related to measurement and assessment of processes. Future developments together with social issues relating to ethics, professionalism and the law are also considered.
Project
Students will complete an information technology project that will address a nominated problem/issue. The project will involve the planning, analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation
Network Administration and Design (Second Major)
* Note: the first six units of this major are the equivalent of the MCSE that students will be studying.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2003
Consist of 7 papers:
- Module 1: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (70-290)
- Module 2: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (70-291)
- Module 3: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (70-293)
- Module 4: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (70-294)
- Module 5: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional (70-270)
- Module 6: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (70-297)
- Module 7: Implementing Microsoft Internet security and Acceleration (ISA) server 2004 (70-350)
Information Services Management
Students will develop their skills in managing information units within enterprises including analysis and design of services, principles of object orientations, modeling techniques, system specifications, programming and practical issues.
Database Security
(Module Description unavailable at point of time)
NOTE: As of the Sept 2010 intake, students will have to offer two additional modules
- Enterprise Administration
- Advanced Network Services