Security Foundations

Course aim

To introduce the principal elements of cyber security from an organisational and technical perspective.

Course content

In this course, students will gain skills and knowledge in the following:

• core security principles including confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA).
• roles and responsibilities of a cyber security professional.
• principles of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.
• attack models, threat lifecycles, social engineering, malware, denial of service, insider attacks.
• Australian Computer Society (ACS) code of conduct.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
INFT 1012	Network Fundamentals
COMP 1039	Problem Solving and Programming
INFT 1016	Information Technology Fundamentals

Students who have completed the UniSA online equivalent version of the above courses are considered to have also met the prerequisite requirements.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	2 hours x Weeks 1-5, 10-13
Practical	2 hours x Weeks 1-5, 10-13
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 9 weeks

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

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.