Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Critically assess threats, vulnerabilities and risks to an organisation's information assets, and propose control technologies and techniques which can be applied to reduce the security risk;
Apply a variety of cryptographic algorithms to develop methods to disguise information to ensure its integrity, confidentiality and authenticity;
Implement user authentication and access control mechanisms to create a security architecture to protect the assets of the information system;
Implement cryptographic techniques to preserve the security of information and evaluate its effectiveness;
Apply a variety of methods for key management and distribution and analyse the risks associated with the various approaches;
Apply a variety of security control technologies to IT systems in an organisation.
