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Security Architectures and Controls

Murdoch University
Singapore , Singapore | Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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Computer Science | Cybersecurity | Network Security
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Information and Communication Technologies | Security Services
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Program Overview

ICT279 - Security Architectures and Controls

Overview

This unit is archived. Please refer to the end date.


Offerings

The following offerings are available for this unit:


  • DUBAI-ISC-TJD-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJD
    • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • DUBAI-ISC-TMD-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMD
    • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2026
    • End year: 2026
    • Self enrol: No
  • DUBAI-ISC-TSD-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSD
    • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2026
    • End year: 2026
    • Self enrol: No
  • KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
    • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • MALAYSIAKL-TJC-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJC
    • Location: UCSI College, Malaysia
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • MALAYSIAKL-TMC-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMC
    • Location: UCSI College, Malaysia
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2026
    • End year: 2026
    • Self enrol: No
  • MALAYSIAKL-TSC-FACE2FACE-
    • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSC
    • Location: UCSI College, Malaysia
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: 2025
    • Self enrol: No
  • MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
    • Teaching period code: Semester 2-S2
    • Location: Murdoch
    • Attendance mode: Face to Face
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: -
    • Self enrol: Yes
  • MURDOCH-S2-ONLINESCHD-2025-ONGOING
    • Teaching period code: Semester 2-S2
    • Location: Murdoch
    • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
    • Start year: 2025
    • End year: -
    • Self enrol: Yes

Requisites

Prerequisite

  • ICT169: Foundations of Data Communications (3 cp)
  • ICT171: Introduction to Server Environments and Architectures (3 cp)

Exclusion

  • ICT379: Security Architectures and Systems Administration (3 cp)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the fundamentals of computer security and the different layers of security architectures in computer systems.
  2. Design and implement secure authentication and access control mechanisms for computer systems.
  3. Differentiate cryptographic techniques and network security mechanisms, such as firewall, IDS, WAF, and apply them in practice.
  4. Select sources of auditing information and analyse the collected data to identify possible incidents.
  5. Analyse and implement the security of Cloud and IoT/OT deployments.
  6. Analyse the architectural security of systems to identify weaknesses and develop the mechanisms necessary to detect, mitigate or resolve these.

Unit Content

The unit is organised into the following topics:


  1. Computer and Information Security Principles
  2. Access Control, e.g. access control theory, Windows Active Directory
  3. Authentication, e.g. authentication concepts and factors
  4. Security architecture, security models, systems evaluation, covert channels
  5. Cryptography (symmetric)
  6. Cryptography (asymmetric/public-key)
  7. Network Security, e.g. IPSec, SSL/TLS, DNSSEC
  8. Security Systems, e.g. Firewalls, IDS, Honeypots, WAF, EDR
  9. Auditing, Analysis, Incident Reporting
  10. Cloud Security, IoT/OT Security
  11. Emerging Trends

Unit Details

  • Unit version: 02
  • Version start date: 01/01/2025
  • End date: 31/12/2024
  • Owning college: College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • Owning school: Information Technology
  • Credit points: 3
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