Course Content
Week 1: Introduction to information security
Week 2: Threats, attacks, vulnerabilities
Week 3: Basics of cryptography
Week 4: Access control and authentication
Week 5: Network security
Week 6: Application security
Week 7: Risk assessment and management
Week 8: Security policies and governance
Week 9: Regulatory frameworks (GDPR, ISO)
Week 10: Incident response
Week 11: Human factors and social engineering
Week 12: Case studies and review
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Understand core concepts of information security (CIA triad)
Identify threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks
Apply basic security techniques (cryptography, access control)
Perform risk analysis and propose mitigation strategies
Design organizational security policies
Understand legal and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, ISO 27001)
Manage security incidents
Apply security principles in information systems
Recognize the role of human factors in security
