INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Graduate Study - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
3+2 Information Technology Master
2016-2017
| SYLLABUS |
| Code |
Name |
Level |
Year |
Semester |
| CEN 532 |
Information Security |
Graduate |
1 |
Fall |
| Status |
Number of ECTS Credits |
Class Hours Per Week |
Total Hours Per Semester |
Language |
|
6 |
|
149 |
English |
| Instructor |
Assistant |
Coordinator |
| Amar Sarić, Assist. Prof. Dr. |
|
Amar Sarić, Assist. Prof. Dr. |
| [email protected] |
|
no email |
| Information security is concerned with preventing unauthorized access to data computer security, but also communications security. This includes cryptography, software implementation and data administration. |
| COURSE OBJECTIVE |
The main goal of this course is to provide you with a background, foundation, and insight into information security. The primary objectives of the course will help you to:
• Understand the symmetric and public key cryptography
• Understand information security related concepts
• Be made aware of issues such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting and software vulnerabilities |
| COURSE CONTENT |
- Cryptography
- Cryptography
- Cryptography
- Protocols
- Security on the Web
- Midterm
- Security on the Web
- Security on the Web
- Database Security
- Database Security
- Security of Software
- Security of Software
- Human Factor and Physical Access
- Review
- Final exam
|
| Description |
- Interactive Lectures
- Practical Sessions
- Presentation
- Other:Term paper
|
| Description (%) |
| Midterm Exam(s) | | 25 | | Term Paper | | 30 | | Attendance | | 10 | | Final Exam | 1 | 35 |
|
| Learning outcomes |
- Awareness of threats to information security
- Being able to identify methods, tools and techniques for combating these threats
- Understanding types of attacks and problems that occur when systems are not properly protected
- Introduction to overall good information security practices
- Introduction to issues related to access control
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| TEXTBOOK(S) |
- U. Nayak, U. Rao, ''The InfoSec Handbook - An Introduction to Information Security'', Apress, 2014
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| ECTS (Allocated based on student) WORKLOAD |
| Lecture (14 weeks x Lecture hours per week) | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Laboratory / Practice (14 weeks x Laboratory/Practice hours per week) | | | 0 | | Midterm Examination (1 week) | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination(1 week) | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Midterm Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Preparation for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Assignment / Homework/ Project | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Seminar / Presentation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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