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Information Security: Context and Introduction
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24 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Subtitles in Vietnamese, Arabic
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Introduction to Information Security
- Week 2 - Introduction to Cryptography
This module introduces cryptography, which provides a toolkit for implementing the core security services upon which all information security technologies are built. - Week 3 - Network and Computer Security
Information being used by computers and being transmitted through a network is susceptible to many different threats. During this week's module, you will learn how the security of information can be put at risk and what we can do to mitigate these risks. - Week 4 - Security Management
- Week 5 - The Cyber Security Industry and Careers
This last week presents a model of the information security industry as an introduction and then goes on to consider skills, roles, careers and finally professional bodies in our industry.
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Professor Peter Komisarczuk
Programme Director
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
Professor Keith M. Martin
Professor of Information Security
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Jorge Blasco Alis
Lecturer in Information Security
Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
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