Program Overview

ICT287 - Computer Security

Overview

The unit is organised into several topics, including introduction to computer security, software security, buffer overflows and mitigations, malware types, security architecture, access control theory, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, authentication concepts, network security, web security, covert channels, botnets, and human factors in computer security.

Offerings

The following offerings are available for this unit:

• DUBAI-ISC-TJD-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TJD, Location Murdoch University Dubai, UAE, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• DUBAI-ISC-TMD-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMD, Location Murdoch University Dubai, UAE, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2023, End year 2023, Self enrol No
• DUBAI-ISC-TMD-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMD, Location Murdoch University Dubai, UAE, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2025, End year 2025, Self enrol No
• DUBAI-ISC-TSD-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSD, Location Murdoch University Dubai, UAE, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TJA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2023, End year 2023, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2025, End year 2025, Self enrol No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSA, Location Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• MALAYSIAKL-TJC-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TJC, Location UCSI College, Malaysia, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2026, End year 2026, Self enrol No
• MALAYSIAKL-TMC-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TMC, Location UCSI College, Malaysia, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2025, End year 2025, Self enrol No
• MALAYSIAKL-TSC-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSC, Location UCSI College, Malaysia, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2024, End year 2024, Self enrol No
• MALAYSIAKL-TSC-INT-: Teaching period code Trimester-TSC, Location UCSI College, Malaysia, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2026, End year 2026, Self enrol No
• MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-ONGOING: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode External, Start year 2018, End year -, Self enrol Yes
• MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING: Teaching period code Semester 1-S1, Location Murdoch, Attendance mode Internal, Start year 2018, End year -, Self enrol Yes

Requisites

Prerequisite

• ICT171: 3 cp, Introduction to Server Environments and Architectures
• ICT159: 3 cp, Foundations of Programming

Exclusion

• ICT339: 4 cp, Computer Security

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the fundamentals of computer and network security
2. Apply a wide range of tools and technologies to evaluate vulnerabilities
3. Discuss and evaluate the significance of various security weaknesses
4. Describe legal and ethical implications of computer security
5. Investigate, implement and exploit security vulnerabilities in a lab environment
6. Describe and select mitigation strategies for common attacks

Unit Details

• Unit version: 29
• Version start date: 01/01/2024
• End date: 31/12/2023
• Owning college: College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Owning school: Information Technology
• Credit points: 3