Faculty of Science and Information Technology

September 2026

This course covers fundamental issues and first principles of computing security. The course will look at the security policies, models and mechanisms related to confidentiality, integrity, authentication, identification, and availability issues related to information and information systems. Other topics covered include basics of cryptography (e.g., digital signatures, PKI) and network security (e.g., firewall, intrusion detection and prevention), risk management, security assurance and secure design principles. Issues such as organizational security policy, legal and ethical issues in security, standards and methodologies for security evaluation and certification will also be covered.