Fundamentals of information security

Description

The subject involves introducing students to the specialty of information security and forming fundamental knowledge of the main concepts, principles, goals and scope of this field. within the subject, information security threats, cyber attacks, malicious programs, ethical hacking and the main directions of information warfare are studied. students are introduced to information security risk and incident management, security assurance methods, and information security architectures. organizational issues of information security, standardization, certification and audit processes are among the main directions of the subject. basic concepts of cryptography, public key cryptography and digital signature schemes are also introduced. the subject is aimed at forming in students the systematic way of thinking typical of an information security specialist and the initial knowledge and skills that will be used in future professional activities.

Course learning outcomes

1. 1

   CLO 1: Must know important concepts in the field of information security, as well as terminology used in documents or business discussions. he should know the basics of general and special requirements in the field of information security, as well as their formation characteristics.

2. 2

   CLO 2: He should know the conceptual model of information security, he should have a simple mind for the formation of relevant requirements for the purpose of ensuring information security.

3. 3

   CLO 3: In the field of information security, a manager must know legal acts, their requirements and rules of application, and also be able to monitor the development of such acts. he should know global, regional and national norms, standards and best practices in the field of information security, be able to follow their development and have ideas about their application.

4. 4

   CLO 4: He should know organizational forms and methods for ensuring information security. to ensure information security, he should know the basic principles, as well as learn technical methods and tools.

5. 5

   CLO 5: Must have general knowledge of information security risks, their characteristics, and management. must have general knowledge of relevance, formation features and application of information security policy, as well as methods of ensuring it. must have general knowledge of information security audit basics, features, relevance, and procedural rules.

6. 6

   CLO 6: Must have general knowledge of the legal, organizational and technical basis of information protection tools, application areas, as well as the creation and certification of these tools in accordance with the rules. he should know the rules of recognition of foreign certificates issued to information protection means.