INFORMATION SECURITY

Level 4

Course Description

This course familiarizes the students with existing security problems and the techniques that can be applied to overcome them. Focus is given to security of information that is stored in files or in databases.

Course Objectives

The aims of this course are:

1. To introduce students to contemporary threats to information security

2. To provide students with knowledge about contemporary solutions (tools and techniques) to information security

3. To equip students with skills required to prevent, identify and mitigate the threats to information security

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the students shall be able to:

1. Identify contemporary threats to information security

2. Apply contemporary solutions to the threats of information security using appropriate tools and techniques

3. Propose solution of prevent, identify and mitigate the threats to information security