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ICT539: Computer Security

Provides a strong understanding of underlying security models and designs, and gives practical knowledge of how various types of security systems work in the real world. Topics: securing computer systems, minimising exposure to risks online, encryption to secure files, email and network traffic, intrusion detection systems and firewalls, network security testing and auditing, management of secure authentication techniques such as Kerberos, SSL and SSH, wireless networking, digital rights management, understanding of security flaws and their repair and secure programming.

Related Unit Codes:

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external

Contact Time

Lectures and practice sessions: up to 5 hours per week.

Prerequisites

ICT546 Local Area Network Design and Implementation and enrolment in a postgraduate IT course.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

School

School of Information Technology

Unit Coordinator

Mr Christian Payne

  • Position:
Lecturer - Information Technology
  • E-mail:
christian@it.murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 3.046
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2778
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Mr Christian Payne
Lecturer - Information Technology
(christian@it.murdoch.edu.au)
9360 2778 Murdoch Campus
Economics, Commerce and Law
Room 3.046
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
MURDOCH S2: External
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)