IS-214 Information Systems Security
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Pankaj Pandey
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in IT and Information Systems
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
This course provides an understanding of information systems security, including essential technical terminologies, the history of the discipline, information system security policies and organizational security culture. The course is suitable for those who are interested in helping organizations to protect critical information systems and secure their networks, both by understanding current threats and vulnerabilities, and assessing the needs of secure information systems of the future.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students:
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Will have acquired knowledge of technical, formal, and informal aspects of information systems security in organizations
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Will have acquired knowledge of coordinating and maintaining the integrity of operations within and between the technical, formal, and informal aspects of information systems security in organizations
Examination requirements
Four mandatory assignments must be approved. Assignments from previous courses will not be automatically approved.
Teaching methods
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Lectures
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Seminars
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Mandatory assignments
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. If available capacity.
Assessment methods and criteria
4 hour written individual examination
Other information
Gurpreet Dhillon (2017). Enterprise Cyber Security: Latest edition, published by Paradigm books and imprint of Aldwych Associates