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Computer Security (ICT339)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

Provides a strong understanding of underlying security models and designs, and gives practical knowledge of how various types of security systems work in the real world. Topics: securing computer systems, minimising exposure to risks online, encryption to secure files, email and network traffic, intrusion detection systems and firewalls, network security testing and auditing, management of secure authentication techniques such as Kerberos, SSL and SSH, wireless networking, digital rights management, understanding of security flaws and their repair and secure programming.

Contact time: 

Lectures and practice sessions: up to 5 hours per week.

Prerequisites: 

B106/ICT106 Fundamentals of Computer Systems and either C246/ICT246 Local Area Networks Design and Implementation or ICT103 Introduction to Data Communications or B227/ICT227 Data Communications.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Used in these Courses: 

Cyber Forensics, Information Security and Management (BSc)
Internet Software Development (BSc)
Internetworking and Security (BSc)
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

Used in these Minors: 

Computer Technology

Computer Security (ICT539)

as for ICT339, except as follows

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Prerequisites: 

ICT546 Local Area Network Design and Implementation and enrolment in a postgraduate IT course.

Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Used in these Courses: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Internetworking and Security
Master of Network Management and Security
Master of Science in Information Technology