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PRT573 - Identity Access Management and Security Operations

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Information Technology

Unit Description

This unit discusses mechanisms by which a security system grants or revokes the right to access data or perform an action on information systems. Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of methods available to manage systems and to identify various access control models and challenges associated with implementing these systems. The unit also focusses on critical issues in security operations covering auditing and monitoring the performance of security controls placed in the system to identify security events. It also covers the basic theories and best practices behind security incidents and incident response. This unit covers the Identity and Access Management and Security operations domains of Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

The unit is reliant on on-line materials. Students must have access to a reliable high-speed broadband connection.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically analyse the concepts and methodologies of access control.
2.	Construct access control plans for centralised and decentralised environments within an organisation.
3.	Assess appropriate strategies of dealing with the different incident classes.
4.	Design an incident response plan to counter adverse incidents.
5.	Write and communicate technical information to non-technical users.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Two case studies in identity access management and security operations (1500 words each)	30%	1,2,3,4,5
2.	Mid semester invigilated test (2 hours)	20%	1,2,3
3.	Final examination (2 hours)	50%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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