Elective:FundamentalsOfInformationSecurity.tex

Fundamentals of Information Security

This is an introductory course to the field of information security. During this course, students demonstrate understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques that underpin the field of information security engineering from both technical and management point of view. The course covers many fundamental concepts related to information security such as security requirements (confidentiality, integrity, availability) cryptographic techniques, means of authentication, access control policies, risk assessment, information security policies, human resource security, physical security, operations and communications security and compliance. Upon completion of this course, students acquire the necessary understanding and critical thinking for assessing cyber threats based on established risk-assessment methodologies and being in position to contribute to the implementation of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) within an enterprise or organization.