Cybersecurity Organizational Principles 2025VT Status Active - open for registrations School IDA-gemensam (IDA) Division ADIT Owner Patrick Lambrix

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Course plan

No of lectures

9 sessions and final examination (session 10)

Student Workload per Session: 10
Lecture hours: 2, Tutorial hours: 1, Self-Study Hours: 7

Recommended for

PhD students

The course was last given

New course

Goals

This course is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to establish a resilient cybersecurity unit within organizations. Through a blend of theoretical concepts, practical applications, case studies, and hands-on exercises, students will delve into the intricacies of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management strategies, and best practices for safeguarding organizational assets against cyber threats. By the end of the course, students will possess the expertise needed to develop, implement, and manage a robust cybersecurity framework tailored to the specific needs of their organization.

Prerequisites

Organization

Organized by IDA, hosted by ADIT (Patrick Lambrix, Nahid Shahmehri)

Contents

Topics

Session 1. Cybersecurity concepts and terminology
Session 2. Cybersecurity frameworks, standards (NIST, ISO27000 Series, GDRP, Data Privacy Regulations in various country (globalization)
Session 3. Crafting cybersecurity organizational frameworks, policies and procedures
Session 4. Malwares and Attacks
Session 5. Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance
Session 6. Cybersecurity Technologies (non-mathematical encryption)
Session7: People and Physical cybersecurity issues
Session 8: Incident Response, Disaster Recovery and Business continuity in Cybersecurity
Session 9: Cybersecurity Digital Forensics

Literature

PRESCRIBED READING:
Kshetri, Nir. Cybersecurity Management : An Organizational and Strategic Approach. Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, 2021. Print.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Patterson, W., & Winston-Proctor, C. E. (2020). Behavioral cybersecurity : fundamental principles and applications of personality psychology (1st.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003052029
Lincke, S. (2024). Information Security Planning : A Practical Approach (2nd ed. 2024.). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43118-0
Brumfield, Cynthia. Cybersecurity Risk Management : Mastering the Fundamentals Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. Web.
Alsmadi, Izzat. The NICE Cyber Security Framework : Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics. 2nd ed. 2023. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2023. Web.Cyber Security and Threats : Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, Information Science Reference, 2018. Web.
Clinton, Larry. Fixing American Cybersecurity : Creating a Strategic Public-Private Partnership. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2023. Print.
WEB SITES
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Lecturers

Maurice Abi-Raad, Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), https://aih.edu.au/

Examiner

Final Ladok examiner: Professor Patrick Lambrix

Examination

Assessment 1: Assignment (individual)
Assessment 2: Project (group)
Assessment 3: Assignment (individual) - Final paper based examination

Credit

6 credits

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