Module overview
The module complements the Foundations of Cyber Security module for Cyber Security MSc students by providing a practical grounding in cyber security practices in larger scale, networks, distributed systems and web applications. The module is also offered to select other MSc programmes.
The aims at a high level are to:
- Investigate security issues around web-based and networked systems
- Review a variety of security frameworks, standards and best practices, and understand how to apply these to exemplar scenarios
- Implications of passive monitoring for communication software systems
- Provide examples of posture assessment, network penetration testing and exploring system vulnerabilities