Information System Security Management

1. Explain information gathering in information system security
2. Examine information systems usability and associated risk
3. Understand measures in system analysis and design
4. Explain the idea behind information security integration into system administration
5. Appraise information security as a risk management function
6. Understand the relevance of elevating information security to business security

13 weeks, about 68 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Information gathering · 4 hours

     Understand the strategies and methods for information gathering.. Identify information sources and develop a method for obtaining information.. Learn about system requirements specification and its importance..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Information security in the 21st century: with special emphasis on computer security · 4 hours

     Examine the need for information security in the 21st century.. Understand the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) relationship.. Explore the modules and sub-modules of the information security chain..

   • Unit 3: Introduction to System Analysis and Design · 3 hours

     Study the basic system components and their interdependencies.. Learn about the different phases of the system development life cycle.. Understand the components of system analysis and design..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Information system security: a guide to the use of water quality management principles I · 5 hours

     Understand the relevance and role of monitoring and information needs in water management.. Learn about the importance of integration in water resources management.. Examine the interactions between human activities and water resources..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Information system security: a guide to the use of water quality management principles II · 5 hours

     Understand the objective of an information system for water pollution control.. Learn about the types of data and information tools to be processed.. Examine the components of environmental management information systems..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Ethics of information communication technology (ICT) · 5 hours

     Comprehend key information concerning ethical issues regarding ICT.. Analyze and evaluate the impact of ICT on society.. Understand UNESCO's Info-Ethics Programme and its objectives..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Identity and information security integration · 4 hours

     Examine the historical perspective of identity and security.. Understand the need for identity and information security integration.. Learn about data discovery, classification, and security policy enforcement..

   • Unit 3: Integrating information assurance into system administration · 3 hours

     Understand the types of services and facilities available to information system architects and administrators.. Learn about the information security implications of distributed computing.. Examine the security challenges in cloud computing environments..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Management information systems usability and associated risk · 5 hours

     Learn the basic definition of Management Information Systems.. Understand the relevance of MIS and how it should be designed.. Examine the various risks associated with the management of MIS..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 5: Elevating information security to business security · 5 hours

     Understand that information security governance has an enterprise-wide risk mitigating impact.. Learn about the risks mitigated by an information security governance plan.. Explore the concept of elevating information security to business security..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 1: The information systems and the economics of innocent fraud management · 5 hours

     Describe the connection between the use of ICTs and financial crime.. Understand the need for ICTs as a tool to fight the lack of transparency.. Examine the role of ICT in fraud and the clearing case..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 2: An overview of information security as a risk management function · 5 hours

      Understand the concept of Risk management as a management responsibility.. Learn about the key roles of personnel in the risk management process.. Examine the integration of risk management into the SDLC..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Risk assessment · 5 hours

      Understand the various concepts such as vulnerability, threat sources, level of impact.. Appraise vulnerability in an IT system using the nine primary steps in risk assessment methodology..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 4: Risk mitigation options · 5 hours

      Understand the various risk mitigation options and strategy.. Learn about the approaches for risk mitigation control, implementation, and control categories.. Examine the cost-benefit analysis in risk control..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 5: Mitigating economic risk through security technology · 5 hours

      Define the components of risk mitigation through investment in security technology.. Understand the descriptive statistics that illuminate real-world occurrences.. Learn how to apply the numerical values in organizations..