| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | DTSC71-110 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Bond Business School |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
All organisations today face cyber and fraud threats: small and large businesses, non-profits, health organisations, government and more. Valuable corporate data is highly sought after in the criminal and business communities. Emerging intellectual property and organisational data provides an insight into competitors as well as being valuable commodities to sell on the criminal markets. In this subject, you will be introduced to cybercriminals, learn their motivations and methodologies, and identify potential vulnerabilities and proactive strategies to protect the organisational network, its employees and its data.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Determine the motivations and methodologies used in cybercrime targeting organisations.
- Investigate the human and technical vulnerabilities targeted by corporate and cyber criminals.
- Design defensive strategies to protect organisational networks and individuals.
- Evaluate individual and organisational responses to cyber-attack including consideration of legal, ethical and security obligations.
- Assess evolving technical methodologies against the organisation’s network and its employees.
Enrolment requirements
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Subject dates
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September 2023
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023 Semester start: 11/09/2023 Subject start: 11/09/2023 Cancellation 1: 25/09/2023 Cancellation 2: 02/10/2023 Last enrolment: 24/09/2023 Withdraw - Financial: 07/10/2023 Withdraw - Academic: 28/10/2023 Teaching census: 06/10/2023
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/07/2023 |
| Semester start: | 11/09/2023 |
| Subject start: | 11/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 1: | 25/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 2: | 02/10/2023 |
| Last enrolment: | 24/09/2023 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 07/10/2023 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 28/10/2023 |
| Teaching census: | 06/10/2023 |