COURSE INFORMATION:
SENG460 Practice of Information Security (2011)
This is a course offered as part of the Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSEng) program.
This course is designed to address important issues to implement security in the corporate environment and deals with advanced topics in information security management. It is assumed that students have fundamental knowledge of information security.
The course consists of 11 topics in information security and is delivered by 12 security practitioners from government and industry. The topics of the course include Enterprise Security Architecture; Information Security Policy and International Standards; Security Threat and Risk Assessments; Monitoring; Investigations; Digital Forensics; Ethical Hacking; Physical and Environmental Security; Business Continuity Management; Privacy; and Careers in Information Security.
Each lecture contains a case study chosen from examples in the field. In each case study, a problem is described and students are asked to build their solutions to the problem either cooperatively or individually. The result of the case study should be summarized individually, developed further, and submitted to Dr. Lee as an assignment. It is encouraged to incorporate further findings into the assignment.
The course pack is available at the Bookstore.
COURSE OUTLINE: SENG460 Course Outline
LECTURE ROOM: Clearihue Building (CLE) A308
LECTURE MATERIAL: Available here after each lecture.
September 9 | Enterprise Security Architecture | Doug Steele |
September 16 | Security Policy and International Standards | Henry Lee |
September 23 | Monitoring | Steven Radin |
September 30 | Security Threat and Risk Assessments | Richard Hakim |
October 7 | Investigations | Lance Morgan and Peter Smith |
October 14 | Digital Forensics and eDiscovery | Michael Foltinek |
October 21 | Midterm Exam | Henry Lee |
October 28 | Careers in Information Security | Andrew Hughes |
November 4 | Business Continuity Management | Graham Bennett |
November 11 | Reading Week/Remembrance Day | No Lecture |
November 18 | Privacy | Jason Eamer-Goult |
November 25 | Ethical Hacking | Eric van Wiltenburg |
December 2 | Physical and Environmental Security | Susan Bedwell |
ASSIGNMENTS: All assignment deliverables must be submitted to Dr. Lee's ECE Dept. mailbox in EOW 448 by 4:30 p.m. on the due date (the following Friday after each lecture). A 1% deduction in the overall assignment mark will be made for each day a given deliverable is late.
EXAMINATIONS:
Mid-term exam at the lecture room on Friday, October 21, 2011 (1:30pm-3:30pm, 2 hours)
Topics for mid-term: Enterprise Security Architecture, Security Policy and International Standards, Monitoring, Security Threat and Risk Assessments, Investigations, Digital Forensics and eDiscovery.
Final exam at ECS 130 on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (9am-noon, 3 hours)
Topics for final: All except Careers in Information Security
OFFICE HOURS: 11am - noon on Fridays at EOW 309