PCF7105 Information & Network Security

This course is about the exploration of information security management issues, networks technologies and security including authentication, virus attacks and prevention, firewalls and VPN, intrusion detection, managing risks and other security devices and topologies.

Course Objectives
The course aims to introduce students to:

• the concepts and theory underlying IS and networks security.
• the current methodologies for IS security design and implementation.
• contemporary IS security tools and techniques
• the impact of IS security on organizations and society.

Expected Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course unit, students should be able to;

• Define security terms.
• Identify the purpose and goals of network security.
• Define authentication and types of authentications.
• Identify types of information attacks.
• Identify best practice to mitigate the effect of attacks and malicious code.
• Define types of remote access.
• Identify secure email practices.