Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Milton Baar
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MInfoTechCyberSec or GradCertInfoTech
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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 provides a practical introduction to cyber security management. It tackles GRC (Governance, Risk Management, Compliance) and incident response. As such, it covers a range of topics including legal and ethical issues, human factor and security culture, legacy systems, security supply chain, regulatory frameworks and policy development, incident triage and business recovery. Effective communication to non-technical audiences plays also a key role in this unit.
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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:
Online quizzes, in-class activities, or scheduled tests and exam must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.
All other assessments must be submitted by 2355 on their due date.
Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.
From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information. Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows:
Module Examinations will be scheduled during tutorial timeslots in weeks 5, 9 and 13, and will generally replace that week's tutorial. Your attention is drawn to the university's 'Fit to Sit' policy, which states that by commencing an examination you are certifying yourself as fit to sit that examination. In particular, if you commence a Module Examination late, with insufficient time to finish it, you will not be offered a Supplementary Examination. It is the responsibility of students to make sure that they are aware of the time at which the Module Exam will commence.
Applications for Supplementary Examinations under the Disruption to Studies Policy must be made via AskMQ. If this is approved, the Unit Convenor will attempt to schedule an examination at a time convenient to the student and will notify the student of the date and time of the examination in a timely fashion.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Tasks | 10% | No | Weekly online via iLearn |
Weekly discussion participation | 15% | No | Weekly online via iLearn |
Module Examination 1 | 15% | No | Week 5 |
Assignment 1 | 15% | No | Week 7 |
Module Examination 2 | 15% | No | Week 9 |
Module Examination 3 | 15% | No | Week 13 |
Assignment 2 | 15% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weekly online via iLearn
Weighting: 10%
Tutorial Tasks
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly online via iLearn
Weighting: 15%
Participation in weekly discussion (in both lectures and workshops) relating contemporary topics - privacy legislation, security breaches, regulatory changes, etc. - to the methdologies introduced in the lectures and workshops.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 15%
Module Examination 1
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%
Assignment 1
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 15%
Module Examination 2
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Module Examination 3
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Assignment 2
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
Each lecture will require the student to read a provided text selected from a range of cyber security frameworks, Standards, textbooks, guides to best practice, blogs and other sources. Readings will be posted on iLearn and must be completed before the tutorial workshop, as the workshops are highly interactive.
A suggested (and highly recommended) textbook for cyber security studies generally is Smith, Richard E., Elementary Information Security, 3rd ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020.
Relevant international Standards have been purchased by the University Library and placed in Reserve for use by COMP3320/6325 students.
The lecture content of this unit will be delivered on campus - please check the timetables page for details. There will be approximately two hours of lecture content each week, which students can either stream live or view later on Echo360.
Students are expected to participate in weekly workshops on campus.
Cyber security management is, in large part, about communicating threats and risks to business executives and understanding how to achieve the enterprise's goals while dealing with those threats and risks. Students should therefore expect to develop and make use of their speaking skills during the tutorial sessions, and their writing skills during post-workshop discussions on iLearn. The importance of engaging in this is reflected in the allocation of 15% of the total assessment to these activities.
Unit Schedule
The unit comprises three major modules, each separately examinable.
Module 1: Governance and Compliance
Module 2 - Information Risk Management
Module 3 - Security Operations
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.
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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook