Foundations of Cyber Security - CMS3511

Assessment 2: Other

Feedback will be offered on summative assessment tasks prior to submission.

Other

Assessment 1: Other

Students will undertake a series of formative exercises which will be distributed via the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Feedback, advice and guidance will be provided for these exercises.

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Working individually, produce a report analysing a problem specification. There are two components. For the first, students should produce a risk assessment identifying the assets that need to be protected and threats to those assets. For the second, students should propose a AAA solution appropriate for the scenario.

Written Assignment

<p>Upon completion of this module, you will have a critical understanding of threats to digital systems and how these threats are possible, usually by exploiting weaknesses in digital systems. You will explore a number of key cyber security techniques, such as, for example, cryptography and access control, and gain an understanding of how these techniques protect systems. You will also be enabled to critically evaluate and engage in scholarship in the discipline, including proposing and testing both research and investigative hypotheses.</p>

School of Computing and Engineering

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Computing and Information Systems

CMS3511 - Foundations of Cyber Security

Foundations of Cyber Security

Demonstrate originality in the application of practical knowledge and critical evaluation of a given scenario.

Communicate conclusions and work to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, including autonomously planning and implementing tasks at a professional level.

Formulate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and critical awareness of current cyber security challenges and how they are mitigated by security controls.

Critically evaluate and engage in scholarship in the discipline, including proposing and testing both research and investigative hypotheses.

Satisfactorily resolve complex issues and make sound judgment in the absence of complete data, such as assessing vulnerable/compromised security to determine security implications, including mitigation actions.