Information Security Management M

Course aim

To provide students with an appreciation of the management issues associated with information security and to introduce them to the most recent tools, techniques and methods that will enable an organisation to achieve an acceptable level of information security.

Course content

• Overview of Information Security concepts
• Information security strategy planning
• Policy development and monitoring
• Information security governance
• Standards & guidelines
• Risk management issues, techniques & metrics
• Law & ethics
• Human behavioural issues
• Incident response management

Textbook(s)

Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H. J 2017, Management of Information Security, 5th, Cengage Learning

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.