Course Description
Elements of security management, Enterprise security architecture, Information systems security planning, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery process, Computer operations security, Physical security and Biometrics, and Ethical and Legal issues in Information security. The purpose of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts of information systems security. It provides the students an understanding of the importance of information security and several techniques of planning and exploiting information systems security methods
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to :
- Describe the conceptual design of the network security infrastructure, related security mechanisms, and related security policies and procedures
- Explain the concepts of physical security and biometrics.
- Develop and implement security procedures, standards, and policies and ensure compliance with ethics, laws, and regulations.
- Establish disaster recovery strategies.
- Recovering data after a security breach.
Course Content
- Elements of security management
- Integrity, Confidentiality, and Availability.
- Enterprise Security Architecture
- Information systems security planning
- Organization size, Type of organization and Top level management.
- Business Continuity
- Types of disasters and information systems security threats, Control measures, Strategies and Importance of disaster recovery process.
- Physical Security and Biometrics
- Ethical and Legal issues in Information Security
- Ethical issues, Privacy, Legal Issues
Course reading materials
- Information Security Management Handbook, Fifth Edition by Harold Tiptop, Micki Krause, Publisher: Auerbach Publications; 5th edition (2004), ISBN: 0849319978.
- Security in Computing, Charles P. Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Publisher: Prentice Hall, Hardcover, 3rd edition, Published 2002, ISBN 0130355488
- Managing Information Security Risks: The OCTAVE (SM) Approach, by Christopher Alberts, Audrey Dorofee, Publisher: Addison-Wesley, Published 2002, ISBN 0321118863
- Computer Security: Art and Science, by Matt Bishop, Publisher: Addison-Wesley, Hardcover, Published 2002, ISBN 0201440997