Welcome to Computer Security 2025 April
Recommended Book
- Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 4th edition
- Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) - Copyright © 2018
- William Stallings Lawrie Brown
- please check with your university library for the link for the e-book
General FAQ
| Q | A |
|---|---|
| I missed my class / missed marking my attendance/ attended online / attended another tutorial class | Come and meet me after class or in between classes, onsite (not online) to mark your attendance with valid reasons |
| Where can I get the course notes & slides | → Only certain slides are available to share, other slides are subject to copyright by publisher, all notes are available in the book, all exams will be based from the contents of the book |
| Other FAQ | FAQ |
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Lecture Topics
1st Half
| Week | Date | Topic | Chapter/Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May | Introduction to the course | - |
| 2 | 15 May | History, Attack& Attackers, | |
| 3 | 22 May | Security management, Risk Analysis | Chapter 1&14 |
| 4 | 29 May (Library Training Room) | User Authentication | Chapter 3 |
| 5 | 5 June | Access Control | Chapter 4 |
| 6 | 12 June | Malicious Software | Chapter 6 |
| Assignment 1 | |||
| 19 June | Break (16-20 June) |
2nd Half
| Week | Date | Topic | Chapter/Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | 26 June | Security Audit | Chapter 18 |
| 2-2 | 3 July | DB/DC | Chap5 |
| 2-3 | 10 July | Software security | Chap11 |
| 2-4 | 17 July | Internet Security | Chap22 |
| 2-5 | 24 July | Summary/Case Study | All Related |
| 31 July | Assignment 2 | ||
| 10 Aug | Estimated to return A2 |