Information Security Management

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit students will be able to:

LO1. Explore the basic principles of information security management.

LO2. Critically assess how an organisation can implement and maintain an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

LO3. Appraise an ISMS and describe any weaknesses it may contain.

LO4. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of implementing ISMS standards.

LO1 & LO2 D1 Demonstrate through critical analysis the steps required to establish and maintain an ISMS in the context of an example organisation, making reference to the requirements of the ISO 27001:2013 standard

LO3 & LO4 D2 Critically examine the strengths and weaknesses in the context of an example ISMS and provide potential remedial actions to improve its effectiveness.