EE4758/IM3003 Information Security

EE4758 Information Security (EEE course code)
IM3003 Information Security (IEM course code)
Taken in AY 17/18 Semester 1

Course details
AUs: 3
Category: Core (IEM) / Major-PE (EEE)
Pass/Fail mod: No
Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) module. 2 hours tutorial weekly.

Assessment
- MCQ quiz (2 x 10% - closed book)
- Assignment (20%)
- Final Exam (60%, 4 qns - closed book).

Syllabus
1. Introduction to Computer/ Information Security
2. Threats and Responses
3. Threat Environment: Attacks and Attackers
4. Threat Environment: Malwares and Viruses
5. Threat Environment: Attacking Individuals
6. Security Planning
7. Protection: Authentication
8. Protection: Biometric Identification
9. Protection: Cryptography
10. Protection: Secret Key Cryptography
11. Protection: Public-key Cryptography
12. Protection: Digital Signature and Certificate
13. Protection: Web Security
14. Protection: Firewall (I)
15. Protection: Firewall (II)
16. Protection: Intrusion Detection
17. Protection: Denial of Service (DOS)
18. Protection: Online Payment
19. Protection: Digital Wallet
20. Protection: Cybercrime and Cyberwarfare
21. Incident Response


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My opinion:

This is TEL course (means no live lecture, all pre-recorded online lectures) and 2 hours of tutorials weekly. I am IEM student, so this is a core module for me. But for any EEE student taking Infocommunications Engineering track, I highly recommend them to consider taking this as one of their Major-PE mods as this course has no complicated mathematics (if that is your concern). The content is quite heavy (21 topics!!) but not difficult to understand, and with good understanding of notes, tutorials and doing past year paper, it should be manageable. Personally, I like topics on IT so it is rather interesting for me (though sometimes, lectures still do get dry.)

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TL;DR: I recommend EEE students under Infocommunications Engineering track to take this mod. Good introductory to Information Security.

Final grade: (I will not be putting up my core mod results, only my GER-PE/UE results!)