Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Udaya Tupakula
Contact via Email
321, E6A
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
COMP342 or COMP343 or COMP347
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit covers the fundamental technologies and processes that underpin good systems security management within modern organisations. We consider the underlying mechanics of information and communications technology security infrastructures, risk management, attack modelling, software security, firewalls, intrusion detection and forensics.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz | 10% | 30/03/2015 |
Project | 30% | Reports: 17 & 18 May (Week 11) |
Exam | 60% | TBC |
Due: 30/03/2015
Weighting: 10%
Quiz (closed book) will be based on your previously covered lecture material for weeks 1-5. The quiz questions will be handed over to you at the beginning of your Lecture class. It will be about 1 hour and consists of short answer questions. Quiz will be followed by discussion on the solutions. Quiz will serve as a feedback mechanism to monitor your progress in the unit.
Due: Reports: 17 & 18 May (Week 11)
Weighting: 30%
Group project with 2-3 students per group. Projects will be related to security issues with emerging technologies such as smart grid and cloud. The project reports are due on 17th May 2015; 11:59 pm (electronically) and hard copy on 18th May 2015 (Week 11) in class. The reports are assessed as a group which accounts to 10% of the marks. In addition, each group is allocated a time slot for presenting their work during Week 11 (18th May) OR Week 12 (25th May). Each student in the group is expected to present their work which will be followed by QA session. The QA session will be conducted by the panel (which includes convener and/or other staff members and/or PhD students within the computing department). The presentation and QA session will help the panel to evaluate the individual contribution of each student. The presentation and QA will account to 20% of the marks.
Weighting: 30%
Project allocated: Week 6, 30th March 2015,
Reports due: 17th May 2015; 11:59 pm (electronically) and 18th May 2015 in class (Hard copy)
Presentations and QA: 18th May and 25th May 2015
Project Report: 10% ( Assessed as a group. Reports due 17th May 2015; 11:59 pm (electronically) and 18th May 2015 in class (Hard copy)
Presentation: 10% (Individually assessed from student presentation and QA on 18th or 25th May 2015)
Content and Understanding: 10% (Individually assessed from student presentation and QA on 18th or 25th May 2015)
Due: TBC
Weighting: 60%
Due: TBC
Weighting: 60%
Need to obtain atleast 40% in the Exam component to pass the unit.
The exam will be a written exam with some multiple choice and questions from topics covered in the lectures.
It will be held in the usual examination period of the semester. Students have 3 hours written time plus 10 minutes reading time for the exam.
Technology:
Lecture and Tutorial:
All unit information will be posted on iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/). We assume that students will regularly check iLearn for information regarding lecture notes and other related resources.
It should be noted that no single text book completely covers the content of this unit. Below books are recommended (not compulsory) for the course.
References:
S.No Date Topic
Week 1 23/02 Introduction
Week 2 02/03 Risk management framework for software security
Week 3 09/03 Software security attacks analysis
Week 4 16/03 Network security attacks analysis
Week 5 23/03 Penetration testing
Week 6 30/03 Quiz, Solutions and Group project assigned; Guest Lecture (To be confirmed)
Break
Week 7 20/04 Security techniques, tools and analysis
Week 8 27/04 Advanced security techniques for software systems
Week 9 04/05 Advanced security techniques for networks
Week 10 11/05 Software assurance
Week 11 18/05 Group project assessment
Week 12 25/05 Group project assessment
Week 13 01/06 Revision
*Lecture contents can vary depending on the progress
*Lecture slides available on iLearn: Monday 12:00pm
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
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This graduate capability is supported by:
Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.
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At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit
In this unit, your final grade depends on your performance in each part of the assessment. For each task, you receive a mark that combines your standard of performance regarding each learning outcome assessed by this task. Then the different component marks are added up to determine your total mark out of 100. Your grade then depends on this total mark and your overall standards of performance.
Concretely, in order to pass the unit, you must
Students obtaining a higher grade than a pass in this unit will (in addition to the above)