IS-430 Cybersecurity Architecture
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Devendra Bahadur Thapa
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
EnglishCourse contents
The course provides an architectural view of cyber risk and security controls in digital business scenarios. In addition, students become familiar with digital innovation concepts and will be introduced to enterprise architecture frameworks. During the course, we will draw on case studies and reports to apply frameworks and theories to analyze, design and communicate cybersecurity requirements.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will:
- understand the role of digital architectures in cybersecurity.
- have advanced knowledge of different types of cybersecurity controls.
- be able to apply enterprise architecture models to communicate cybersecurity requirements.
- be able to analyze digital architectures to identify strategic assets, threats, and vulnerabilities.
- be able to evaluate cyber risk scenarios using enterprise architecture models.
- be able to select appropriate cybersecurity controls to mitigate risk in enterprise architectures.
- be able to create enterprise security architecture.
Examination requirements
Approved mandatory presentations and assignments. More detailed information will be provided in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar discussions with practical case assignments and group tasks. The estimated workload is 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with the student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
No
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio examination which includes individual assignment (30%) and group work assignment (70%). Graded A-F. More information will be provided in Canvas at the start of the course. There is no postponed exam in this course.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| IS-425 – Enterprise Systems and Security Architecture | 7.5 |