Network and Web Based Security

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The current trends in cyber security; threats, their importance, and why they are hard to face
• Cyber security frameworks, standards and best practices, and how to apply these within an organisation
• The core technical elements of security systems

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Recognise and discuss examples of cyber security vulnerabilities

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate effectively on a broad range of issues with security professionals

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Perform a security assessment for an organisation as part of a team
• Use examples of security penetration testing tools

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.