Security Operations

Course aim

To focus on maintaining the various aspects of the organisation's security controls in a functional state, as well as the processes and procedures needed to maintain security across people, processes, and technology.

Course content

Students in this course will cover the topics of: Logging and monitoring; configuration management; foundational security operations concepts and resource protection; incident management; operating detective and preventative measures; patching and vulnerability management; recovery strategies; disaster recovery processes; testing disaster recovery plans; business continuity planning; physical security; personnel safety and security.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following courses:
INFS 3085	UO Risk Management and Governance
INFS 3083	Risk Management and Governance

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	2 hours x 13 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

Continuous assessment, Project, Report

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.