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 |
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"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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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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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 |
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Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. |
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2) |
Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. |
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3) |
Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. |
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4) |
Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. |
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Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. |
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Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. |
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Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. |
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Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. |
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Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. |
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Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. |
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