About this course: In this course you will explore information security through some introductory material and gain an appreciation of the scope and context around the subject. This includes a brief introduction to cryptography, security management and network and computer security that allows you to begin the journey into the study of information security and develop your appreciation of some key information security concepts. The course concludes with a discussion around a simple model of the information security industry and explores skills, knowledge and roles so that you can determine and analyse potential career opportunities in this developing profession and consider how you may need to develop personally to attain your career goals. After completing the course you will have gained an awareness of key information security principles regarding information, confidentiality, integrity and availability. You will be able to explain some of the key aspects of information risk and security management, in addition, summarise some of the key aspects in computer and network security, including some appreciation of threats, attacks, exploits and vulnerabilities. You will also gain an awareness of some of the skills, knowledge and roles/careers opportunities within the information security industry.
Created by: University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London
Taught by: Professor Peter Komisarczuk, Programme Director
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
Taught by: Professor Keith M. Martin, Professor of Information Security
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
Taught by: Dr Jorge Blasco Alis, Lecturer in Information Security
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
| Level | Beginner |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Vietnamese |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introduction to Information Security
4 videos, 5 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Leitura: An overview
- Prompt de discussão: What are you hoping to achieve in this course?
- Video: What is Information Security?
- Leitura: Information Security - What's that?
- Teste para praticar: Information and security
- Video: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality Integrity and Availability
- Leitura: It's not just IT
- Teste para praticar: Questions around the CIA Triad
- Video: A brief Introduction to the RMIAS model
- Leitura: A more comprehensive security model
- Teste para praticar: Derived from the RMIAS
- Video: An introduction to knowledge areas in Information Security
- Leitura: A brief introduction to cyber security knowledge areas
- Prompt de discussão: What Knowledge Areas?
Graded: End of week test
WEEK 2
Introduction to Cryptography
This module introduces cryptography, which provides a toolkit for implementing the core security services upon which all information security technologies are built.
8 videos, 6 readings
- Video: Introduction
- Prompt de discussão: A non-digital environment
- Video: This video reviews the physical world security services that we need to replicate in cyberspace.
- Leitura: Everyday Cryptography 1.1.1 and 1.1.2
- Video: This video introduces the core information security services and tools provided by cryptography.
- Leitura: Everyday Cryptography 1.3
- Prompt de discussão: Security services
- Video: This video explains some core cryptographic concepts and introduces two different types of cryptography.
- Leitura: Everyday Cryptography 1.5.3
- Prompt de discussão: Kerckhoffs’ principles
- Video: This video discusses potential points of weakness in any system using cryptography.
- Leitura: Will superfast ‘quantum’ computers mean the end of unbreakable encryption?
- Prompt de discussão: Key management
- Leitura: Everyday Cryptography 5.1.1 and 5.1.2
- Video: This video discusses how different types of cryptography are used in `real-world' applications.
- Prompt de discussão: SSL/TLS
- Leitura: Cryptography Wars
- Video: This video explains why control of cryptography presents society with a dilemma.
- Prompt de discussão: The cryptography dilemma
- Video: Summary
Graded: Why cryptography?
Graded: The cryptographic toolkit
Graded: Algorithms and keys
Graded: Breaking cryptosystems
Graded: Use of cryptography
Graded: The cryptography dilemma
WEEK 3
Network and Computer Security
Information being used by computers and being transmitted through a network is susceptible to many different threats. During this week's module, you will learn how the security of information can be put at risk and what we can do to mitigate these risks.
10 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes
- Teste para praticar: Threats and Information
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Computer Networks and Information
- Leitura: Information and Networks
- Video: Network Security Protocols
- Prompt de discussão: Other Network Security Protocols
- Video: Threats
- Video: Network Security Systems
- Prompt de discussão: Threats and Network Security Solutions
- Video: Kinds of data
- Teste para praticar: Kinds of Data
- Video: Authentication and Authorisation
- Prompt de discussão: Authentication Factors
- Video: Access Control
- Video: System Vulnerabilities
- Video: System Security Tools
- Prompt de discussão: Security Tools
Graded: Networks
Graded: Network Security Protocols
Graded: Threats
Graded: Network Security Systems
Graded: Authentication and Authorisation
Graded: Access Control
Graded: System Vulnerabilities
WEEK 4
Security Management
8 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Why Security Management?
- Prompt de discussão: Why Security Management?
- Video: The ISO27000 Family
- Leitura: Chapter: Introduction to Information Security and ISO27001
- Prompt de discussão: Other Information Security Management Frameworks
- Video: Security Policies
- Video: Security Controls
- Video: The Risk Management Process
- Video: Risk Assessment
- Teste para praticar: Risk Assessment
- Leitura: Risk Management and Assessment
- Video: Regulations and legal frameworks
- Prompt de discussão: National Regulations
- Leitura: Laws affecting Information Security
- Video: Incident Management
Graded: ISO 27001
Graded: Security Policies
Graded: Security Controls
Graded: Risk Management
Graded: Law and Regulations
Graded: Incident Management
WEEK 5
The Cyber Security Industry and Careers
This last week presents a model of the information security industry as an introduction and then goes on to consider skills, roles, careers and finally professional bodies in our industry.
8 videos, 10 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Leitura: A brief review
- Prompt de discussão: What, in your opinion, is the most interesting aspect of Information Security?
- Leitura: briefing for week 5
- Leitura: Introduction
- Video: Building the information security industry model
- Leitura: Basic elements in our model
- Video: The Producers
- Leitura: More about producers and products
- Video: The Consumers
- Leitura: More about the consumers
- Video: The enforcers and the adversaries
- Leitura: Wrapping up the model
- Teste para praticar: The information security industry model
- Video: Introduction: roles and careers
- Leitura: Careers in information Security
- Video: Exploring roles and careers using the Inspired Careers website
- Video: Introducing SFIA
- Leitura: Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA)
- Prompt de discussão: What are the skills/roles that interest you most?
- Video: Professional bodies in the context of Information Security
- Leitura: A brief overview of professional bodies in the information security industry
- Prompt de discussão: Security related professional bodies around the world
- Prompt de discussão: Your information security career
Graded: Review questions
Graded: Professional and ethical considerations
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Provides a basic knowledge of Information Security in general, and also understand each role (such as Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing, etc...)
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