S428: Data and Information Security
School Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Physics
Semester 2, 2021
Project
Information and Data Security

Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain security mechanisms and security services, encryption techniques, network
intrusion detection systems (NIDS) and firewalls, network security
2. Appraise security problems and threats to data and IT systems.
3. Analyze information security risks across diverse settings including the internet and
WWW based commerce systems, clouds, funds transfer systems etc.
4. Formulate information security mechanism for a given business environment.
5. Distinguish between ethical and unethical practices in relation to information
systems.