Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Computer Science and Mathematics

Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical
Tutorial

Module Offerings

6113COMP-SEP-CTY

Aims

To gain a significant understanding of various security vulnerabilities in and cyber threats to computer systems/applications as well as the importance of cyber security. To assess critically a variety of intrusion detection and firewall techniques and tools for the protection of computer systems and applications. Develop practical skills in the use of security countermeasure technologies and associated tools.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Malware; viruses and worms, botnets, mobile code security, spyware. Other common attack types including Denial of Service, Phishing, XSS, SQL Injection. Intrusion detection: Overview of intrusion detection systems; host-based intrusion detection; network-based intrusion detection; intrusion detection tool selection and analysis; deployment issues of intrusion detection, effective use of intrusion detection technologies; organisational issues and operational planning; and recent advances in intrusion detection. Firewalls: Network security threats; firewall purposes and types; firewall requirements; firewall techniques; firewall deployment issues, and firewall interoperations with other security measures such as IPSec. System security services: authentication, key management, access control models including Bell-LaPadula, Chinese Wall, Biba, RBA. Trusted Computing. Biometrics.
Module Overview:
To gain a significant understanding of various security vulnerabilities in and cyber threats to computer systems/applications as well as the importance of cyber security. To assess critically a variety of intrusion detection and firewall techniques and tools for the protection of computer systems and applications. Develop practical skills in the use of security countermeasure technologies and associated tools. Using network defence techniques are a core part of being an information security practitioner. Practical skills learnt in this module will be useful for employability.
Additional Information:Using network defence techniques are a core part of being an information security practitioner. Practical skills learnt in this module will be useful for employability.

Assessments

Centralised Exam
Technology