Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ed Moore
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or GradCertIntell or MInfoTech or MCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MIntellMCyberSec or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or Master of Cyber Security Analysis or admission to BSecStudMCyberSecAnalysis
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In today's world, organisations must be able to protect and defend against threats in cyberspace. This unit provides a solid understanding of the theory and practice used to manage information security on computer systems and networks. Students will be exposed to multiple cyber security technologies, processes and procedures, learn how to analyse threats, vulnerabilities and risks present in these environments, and develop appropriate strategies and policies to mitigate potential cyber security problems. Topics include: an overview of computer and communications security, risk assessment, human factors, identification and authentication, access controls, malicious software, software security and legal and ethical issues. Students will have the opportunity to use tools and software commonly used to attack/protect networks in order to develop workplace skills. |
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 | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Exercises | 10% | No | Ongoing |
Weekly Quizzes | 20% | No | Weeks 1-12 |
Major Essay | 50% | No | Week 8 |
Major Quiz | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Participation in tutorial based exercises (for internal students) and forum based discussion (for external students).
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 1-12
Weighting: 20%
Online weekly quizzes based on the content from the previous week to be completed by all students.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 50%
Essay task on a current cyber security issue.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Major quiz to test knowledge of all topics of the course
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
Week 1 | Security Governance |
Week 2 | Personnel Security, Risk Management & Business Continuity |
Week 3 | Laws, Regulations and Compliance | Protecting assets |
Week 4 | Cryptography |
Week 5 | Security Models | Security Vulnerabilities |
Week 6 | Physical Security |
Week 7 | Secure Networks |
Week 8 | Identity, Authentication | Controlling Access |
Week 9 | Security Assessment and Testing | Security Operations |
Week 10 | Preventing and Responding to incidents | Disaster Recovery |
Week 11 | Investigations and Ethics |
Week 12 | Secure Software | Malware |
Week 13 | Review |
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Date | Description |
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03/02/2021 | Updated late penalty statement. |
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook