TMK 264: COMPUTER SECURITY

OVERVIEW

No SUBJECT DETAIL

1. Subject Name Computer Security

2. Code TMK 264

3. Status Core

4. Credit Hour 3

5. Semester Semester 4, Year 2

6. Prerequisite TMK 232 – Computer Organizations and Operating System TMR 253 – Networking and Data Telecommunication

7. Teaching Method Lecture

8. Assessment Test 1 15%

Test 2 15%

Assignment (3) 15%

Quizzes (4) 15%

Final Exam 40%

TOTAL 100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the subject, student are expected to: Understand the basic concept of

computer security system. Understand the computer security

method and ethics in computer security.

SYNOPSIS

This course will be introducing the concept on basic computer security. It will be cover the basic computer security definitions, computer network security method, which involves the concept of network prevention and hacking. The use of firewall application will be discusses and the topic planning and security control management will be emphasis.

COURSE CONTENTS

Refer the syllabus

BOOKS & REFERENCES

Pfleeger, C.P. 2002. Security In Computing. London: Prentice Hall. Smith, R. 1989. Commonsense Computer Security. United Kingdom: McGraw-Hill.Stallings, W. 1998. Cryptography and Network Security: Priciples and Practice. New York: Prentice-Hall.