This course provides you with an overview of data and computer security and concentrates on (a) technical and (b) continuity management issues. The basic information security objectives such as data integrity, identification, message authentication, authorization, validation and access control are examined. Cryptographic techniques to realize these objectives are introduced. The basic philosophy of key management is also examined. In addition the ideas behind hacking, cracking and social engineering will be discussed in the context of ethics and their place in Information Security.

This course will enable you to :

While this course provides a broad coverage of information security topics, you will have the opportunity to choose topics of particular interest for more in-depth examination in the course INTE1122 Case Studies in Information Security.