SIT763 - Cyber Security Management
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Basic operating system concepts and computer |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Keshav Sood Trimester 3: Anh Dinh |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT284 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2 x 1 hour online classes per week, 1 x 2 hour workshop per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site. |
Content
This unit provides students with the foundations required to learn the fundamentals of cyber security management for organisations. Students will be introduced to cyber security assessment; including policy development and risk management through application of methodological and procedural techniques, for a range of organisational constraints. Students will examine both business and security operations. The unit also enables students to develop contingency planning, risk assessment, risk management and compliance standards for various businesses. Students will also explore legal and ethical issues in the context of security management and audit and will be taught security education, training and awareness (SETA), incident response and auditing for cyber security management.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and apply organisational planning and cyber security management principles for organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Assess security risks, threats and vulnerabilities to the organisation and implement appropriate information security protection mechanisms including security controls. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Identify personnel security, training and security education needs, and associated legal and ethical awareness and propose strategies for corporations taking into account cost benefit ratios. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Analyse cyber security risk management plans and procedures for organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Conduct research on and synthesize complex analysis for information security risk management challenges. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical thinking tasks | Two written reports, approximately 750 words each | 40% (2 x 20%) | Weeks 4 and 6 |
| Cyber security management report (group) | Written collaborative report, approximately 2,500 words | 40% | Week 11 |
| End-of-Unit Assessment | 2 hour online quiz | 20% | End-of-Unit Assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT763 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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