Overview

The minor provides students with an understanding in computer security and information systems security. This includes threat analysis, software security, penetration testing, security models and architectures, malware detection techniques, authentication and access control, cryptographic techniques and managing the security of systems.

Contacts

Academic Chair

Learning outcomes

1.

Identify and analyse security threats to software, computers and information systems.

2.

Select appropriate security models, tools and techniques to design the technical components for a security architecture for an organisation.

3.

Design, implement and manage the security of Windows and Unix systems and networks.

Professional outcomes

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