5709703: C19 Security Management

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Semester:SS 24
Type:Module
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:2
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Information Systems (01.09.2019)

Description

Security Management covers technical and organisational methods for the definition and implementation of security policies. The course covers five primary topics:

• People, processes, and strategic planning
• Risk management
• Regulatory compliance, aw, and ethics
• Security analysis, safeguards, and frameworks
• Maturity and performance measurement

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students will

Professional competence
• understand the main security objectives and processes
• be able to initiate and lead basic security initiatives in smaller organisations

Methodological competence
• be able to set up and maintain basic information security management systems
• be able to apply correct metrics to measure security related KPIs

Social competence
• understand that security management always has an ethical part

Personal competence
• be able to identify emerging security issues
• be able to find and apply suitable standards, literature and frameworks

Technological competence
• be familiar with the main security related standards, guidelines, and frameworks

Qualifications

Lectures Method

• The module involves interactive lectures with exercises to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical design and analysis skills.
• Homework assignments are used to deepen students’ understanding of the analytical methods of security management.

Literature

• Students are provided with the lecture slides and supplementary material (e.g., selected journal articles).

Exam Modalities

Written exam