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CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND RISK

MGT2MRM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The maze of global connectivity that moves data and enables data sharing is central to cyber security. Cyber security threats are a bane for businesses and successful organisations proactively seek to understand these threats in order to identify strategies to manage them, so as to enhance the market value of the enterprise. By identifying these threats and understanding their risk exposures, organisations can respond effectively to them. In this subject you will focus on the principles and tools behind risk analysis for cyber security by adopting a case study approach. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of risk and risk-focused operations management in an enterprise cyber security setting.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Kok-Boon Oh

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse the core values with a focus on cybersecurity operations to support your strategic and operational risk management objectives.
02. Analyse potential malicious cyber activity and its effect on corporate risk profile.
03. Apply a risk-focused cybersecurity operations management framework to enable organizations to safely advance business continuity.
04. Develop effective and innovative solutions and management strategies to address problems in cybersecurity.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kok-Boon Oh

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quiz (equivalent to 1000 words)20 multiple-choice questions covering Lectures 1,2,3

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2

Individual written assignment (critical analysis) 1000 wordsJournal article review or case study

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Case study evaluations (presentation/discussion of analysis) (equivalent to 1000 words)Live case study evaluation

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Group Research assignment (written case study, 750 words per student)Groups of 3 students. This final report should be a professional document that you will present to the management for addressing the cyber security threats as well as recommending possible methods of mitigation for each risk.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO4