Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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Course Coordinator : |
MEHMET ŞÜKRÜ KURAN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL OKAN ŞAKAR
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Course Objectives: |
As our lives increasingly depend on digital services, the need to protect our information from being maliciously disrupted or misused is really important. Threats to information security are global, persistent, and increasingly sophisticated. As the number of mobile users, digital applications and data networks increase, so do the opportunities for exploitation. Effective information security at the enterprise level requires participation, planning, and practice. It is an ongoing effort that requires management and staff to work together. The Cybersecurity and Information Systems Security Course will provide learners with principles of data and technology that frame and define cybersecurity along with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Learners will gain insight into the importance of cybersecurity and the integral role of cybersecurity professionals. Topics include assembling the design team, modeling threats, and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement. These topics also include plans and policies, enterprise roles, security metrics, risk management, standards and regulations, physical security, and business continuity.
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
"The Security Environment
• Threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences
• Advanced persistent threats
• The state of security today
• Why security matters
Principles of Cybersecurity
• The interrelated components of the computing environment
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"Principles of Cybersecurity (cont.)
• Cybersecurity models (the CIA triad, the star model, the Parkerian hexad)
• Computer security, information security, and information assurance
Cybersecurity Management Concepts & Access Control
• Security governance
• Management models, roles, and functions
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"Enterprise Roles and Structures & Security Operations and Administration
• Information security roles and positions
• Alternative enterprise structures and interfaces
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"Strategy and Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis
• Strategic planning and security strategy
• The information security lifecycle
• Architecting the enterprise
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5) |
Security Plans and Policies
• Levels of planning
• Incident Response and Recovery
• Planning misalignment
• The System Security Plan (SSP)
• Policy development and implementation
Laws and Regulatory Requirements
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Security Standards and Controls
• Security standards and controls
Certification and accreditation (C&A)
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Risk Management
• Principles of risk
• Types of risk
• Risk strategies
The Risk Management Framework (RMF)
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8) |
Security Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• The challenge of security metrics
• What makes a good metric?
• Approaches to security metrics
Metrics and FISMA
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9) |
Physical Security and Environmental Events
• Physical and environmental threats
• Physical and environmental controls
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10) |
Contingency Planning
• Developing a contingency plan
• Understanding the different types of contingency plan
Responding to events
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11) |
Security Education, Training, and Awareness
• Human factors in security
• Developing and implementing a security training plan
Cross-domain training (IT and other security domains)
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12) |
"Managing information security
• The purpose of certification and accreditation
• Trends in certification and accreditation
• Cryptography
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13) |
"Incident Response
• Incident categories
• Incident response
Incident recovery
The future of cybersecurity
• Key future uncertainties
• Possible future scenarios
How to apply what you’ve learned"
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14) |
General Review
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. |
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2) |
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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3) |
Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.) |
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4) |
Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. |
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5) |
Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. |
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6) |
Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. |
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7) |
Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. |
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8) |
Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. |
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Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. |
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Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. |
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11) |
Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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