ISEC4001

ISEC4001: Extended Cyber Crime and Security Enhanced Programming

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What is ISEC4001 about?

The most common threats to a system ranging from organised attacks to viruses and malware. This unit provides the knowledge needed to handle these threats with a focus on major network threats and vulnerabilities to an enterprise network as well as covering detailed knowledge of computer forensics (both approaches and tools) for Linux/Windows. Approaches used in massed network attacks and evaluate the methods to address these types of attacks. The basis of viruses and malware and security deficiencies that are typically exploited by viruses and web based malware. In the last part of the unit, the student will cover in detail the tools available under Windows and Unix based systems to detect and trace hacking attacks.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours3 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences (EECMS) (1153)

Field of Education029901 Security Science

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How this unit is taught

Computer Laboratory1 x 1 hour weekly
Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly

Prerequisites

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COMP2003Object Oriented Software Engineering

Prerequisites group 2Select One

ISYS2014Database Systems
ISYS1001Database Systems