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CTC2260 Computer and Information Security
SCHOOL OF REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Credit Points: 15
Prerequisites:
CTC1110 Foundations of Computer Technology
 
Description:

This unit covers the threats to computer systems and information and the countermeasures that can be put in place to minimise these. The areas covered are: aims of computer security and general threats computer security threats; malicious code including viruses, Trojan horses, worms; the history and fundamental concepts of encryption; current encryption techniques and the social issues that surround the use of such techniques; fraud, industrial espionage, confidentiality and privacy breaches, data protection and copyright, and ethical issues associated with information security. Identification, authentication and authorisation measures eavesdropping threats; network and internet security issues; PC and operating system security issues; current types of attacks and vulnerabilities.

 

 


This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
G39Bachelor of Computer Technology - Bunbury
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006