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This module is concerned with the operation and improvement of information security. As such, it encompasses three roles commonly defined in the security community: Security and Information Risk Advisor; Security Architect; and Security Officer.

It also incorporates six domains commonly recognized by the security industry: Access Control; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning; Information Security Governance and Risk Management; Software Development Security; Security Architecture and Design; and Physical and Environmental Security.

Identification and authentication, confidentially, integrity and availability, access control techniques. Business continuity planning, disaster recovery planning. Security roles, procedures and management structures. Risk management. Security models and evaluation. Physical and environmental security.

 A student passing this module should be able to:

1.     operate in complex and unpredictable contexts to select identification and authentication technologies appropriate for an organisation;

2.     reformulate and use practical, conceptual and technological understanding to create security roles, procedures and management structures appropriate for an organisation;

3.     provide original and creative critical responses to the task of developing an appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery plan for an organisation;

4.     undertake analysis of complex, incomplete or contradictory evidence/data and argue for a scheme of risk management appropriate for an organisation;

5.     operate in complex and unpredictable contexts to select physical and environmental security measures appropriate for an organisation

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.