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<p>The impacts of cyber-attacks and hacking can have enormous negative effects on organisations, society, and civilians in terms of financial loss and threats to privacy and security. In this increasingly digital world, trust, transparency, and accountability are key tenets for the safeguarding of sensitive information when sharing digital data and services. This unit will cover fundamental laws and principles governing information privacy and security as well as cyber risk assessment, mitigation, and management. We will also cover computational principles, methods, and mechanisms related to trust and privacy for safeguarding sensitive applications and services. You will also gain knowledge of digital trust, sharing the responsibility across connected devices and services, and understanding the types of partnerships that enable them.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
Fundamental concepts of privacy and trust<br>
Privacy and trust concerns in different contexts<br>
Data protection principles and cyber risk assessment<br>
Fundamental services to create usable solutions<br>
Evaluate the usability of privacy tools<br>
Legal grounds for lawful processing of personal data<br>
Rights of data subjects during cross-border data transfer<br>
E-Privacy regime<br>
Trust, transparency, and accountability<br>
Privacy engineering<br>
Role of ethics and affinity privacy<br>
Privacy and trust management in electronic systems and asset security<br>
Privacy and trust in modern communication technologies<br>
Standards and regulations for privacy and trust in IoT and cyber-physical systems<br>
Role of emerging technologies, e.g., machine learning, blockchain, fuzzy logic, and game theory, in privacy and trust</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>The impacts of cyber-attacks and hacking can have enormous negative effects on organisations, society, and civilians in terms of financial loss and threats to privacy and security. In this increasingly digital world, trust, transparency, and accountability are key tenets for the safeguarding of sensitive information when sharing digital data and services. This unit will cover fundamental laws and principles governing information privacy and security as well as cyber risk assessment, mitigation, and management. We will also cover computational principles, methods, and mechanisms related to trust and privacy for safeguarding sensitive applications and services. You will also gain knowledge of digital trust, sharing the responsibility across connected devices and services, and understanding the types of partnerships that enable them.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br> Fundamental concepts of privacy and trust<br> Privacy and trust concerns in different contexts<br> Data protection principles and cyber risk assessment<br> Fundamental services to create usable solutions<br> Evaluate the usability of privacy tools<br> Legal grounds for lawful processing of personal data<br> Rights of data subjects during cross-border data transfer<br> E-Privacy regime<br> Trust, transparency, and accountability<br> Privacy engineering<br> Role of ethics and affinity privacy<br> Privacy and trust management in electronic systems and asset security<br> Privacy and trust in modern communication technologies<br> Standards and regulations for privacy and trust in IoT and cyber-physical systems<br> Role of emerging technologies, e.g., machine learning, blockchain, fuzzy logic, and game theory, in privacy and trust</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029901 - Security Science
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itech7620">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=ITECH7614" target="_blank">ITECH7614</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Explain the rights of data subjects and how they have developed over time in response to technological evolution</p>
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<p>Apply privacy-preserving laws and privacy management to real-life cases</p>
K3
<p>Analyse key elements associated with the trust factor and privacy-preserving issues arising when personal data is exported to third parties</p>
S1
<p>Identify, mitigate and/or resolve privacy risks in a project</p>
S2
<p>Apply electronic tools in preserving privacy and maintaining trust in IT project management</p>
S3
<p>Prevent the trouble and loss of productivity that is associated with data loss</p>
S4
<p>Audit various privacy threats involved in modern communication systems</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate secure and trustworthy systems in complex and distributed computing environments</p>
A2
<p>Work with clients to investigate, identify and communicate privacy and trust issues and challenges in modern communication systems in line with privacy and trust policies and standards</p>
A3
<p>Research emerging trends in the privacy and trust domains</p>
Assessment
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<p>The tasks will develop skills in the analysis and practical application of the contents introduced in this unit.</p>
<p>Assignments and/or technical reports</p>
<p>70% - 80%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Study unit and online material, and summarise theoretical aspects of the unit.</p>
<p>Examination and/or use-case assessment</p>
<p>20% - 30%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
029901 - Security Science
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Melbourne City Campus (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/itech7620">View unit fees</a>
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