Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- define information and cyber security principles
- define fundamental information and cyber security compliance requirements, best practices and apply those
- assess and manage information and cyber security risks
- create information and cyber security procedures and guidelines

Teaching methods

This implementation offered for students of Safety, Security and Risk Management

Study unit includes 5 modules:
1. Orientation, Cybersecurity Framework used in studies
2. Protecting information
3. Protecting against Human Threats
4. Protecting IT-systems and networks
5. Hot topics & summary
Study unit includes contact and virtual studies & assignment, guest lectures and workshops and virtual learning
Optima forum is used in communication
Tutoring is available in Optima..
All materials are in English.
NOTE:
- This study unit is preferably offered for Turvallisuus ja riskienhallinta / Security, safety and risk management students as compulsory studies (groups HTA219SN and HRA219SN) and other students are eligible to be enrolled in case of free seats
- If you are not security management student, please review study unit R0318 Introduction for Information Security

Learning materials and recommended literature

Shoemaker D. and Conklin, A. Cybersecurity: The Essential Body of Knowledge (framework of the study unit)
Newhouse W., Keith S., Scribner B., & Witte G. National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-181

Other complementary materials in Optima

Important dates

contact lessons starting modules, virtual studies, assignments and online exams between contact lessons of the modules, final online exam

Students workload

5 credits = 135 h

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on points from assignments and exams (max 100 points)

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

0-49 points

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1: 50-59 points
2: 60-69 points

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3: 70-79
4: 80-89

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5: 90-100

Qualifications

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence level of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit Business Continuity 5 credits or Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management 10 credits