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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Aligning Information Security with Business Strategy

IT605 · Computers, Society and Law — Week 10 of 16

CourseIT605
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Aligning Information Security with Business Strategy

  1. Corporate governance and security strategy alignment
  2. Business impact analysis (BIA)
  3. Security culture and employee compliance
  4. Integration with ISO/IEC 27001 standards
  5. Part 1: Rekt Casino Hack - Business Security Strategy, Policies, and Leadership Gone Wrong
  6. Part 3: Rekt Casino Hack - Feeble Security Culture Disconnected from Business Objectives

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Describe how IT security can be aligned with organisational policy.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe how IT security can be aligned with organisational policy.

Study materials

Videos

  • Part 1: Rekt Casino Hack - Business Security Strategy, Policies, and Leadership Gone Wrong · YouTube · SANS Institute · 53 min · for registered students
  • Part 3: Rekt Casino Hack - Feeble Security Culture Disconnected from Business Objectives · YouTube · SANS Institute · 48 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Cyber Governance Code of Practice (DSIT/NCSC) · PDF · NCSC, guidance; 12 pages · for registered students
  • NCSC: Cyber Security Toolkit for Boards · PDF · NCSC, guidance; 55 pages · for registered students
  • CyBOK: Risk Management and Governance Knowledge Area · PDF · Cybok, textbook chapter; 41 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Professional Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
  • Week 2: Ethical Challenges in IT Organisations
  • Week 3: Data Protection and Privacy Legislation
  • Week 4: Intellectual Property and Commercial IT Law
  • Week 5: Taxonomy and Categories of Cybercrime
  • Week 6: Evaluation and Impact of Global Cybercrime
  • Week 7: IT Risk Assessment Methodologies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Risk Governance with BS ISO 31000:2009
  • Week 10: Aligning Information Security with Business Strategy
  • Week 11: IT Security Policy Design and Implementation
  • Week 12: Applying Computers, Society and Law in practice: case studi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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