Expected learning outcomes

Calder and Watkins define IT Governance as ”the framework for the leadership, organizational structures and business processes, standards and compliance to these standards, which ensures that the organization’s information systems support and enable the achievement of its strategies and objectives”. IT Governance is of crucial importance for organizations owing to the need to best safeguard critical information and, through the increasing requirements from national and international regulations. Central to IT Governance in Europe is the ISO 27001 / ISO 27002 standard.

This course provides an overview of IT Governance and the basic concepts of the ISO 27001 / ISO 27002 standard.

The candidate should after attending the course

• fully understand the main principles of IT Governance.
• fully understand the basic concepts of the ISO 27001 / ISO 27002 standard
• master the principles for designing & implementing an ISO 27001 ISMS
• be fully aware of the difference between security technology and the management of ecure systems
• have a thorough understanding of security management as a continuous improvement process.
• possess awareness of security certification schemes (BS7799, ISO 15408, …)

Topic(s)

• Reasons for IT Governance: Compliance, liability, stability
• Organizing information security
• Information security policy and scope
• The risk assessment and statement of applicability
• Identification of risks related to external parties
• Asset management
• Human resources security
• Physical and environmental security
• Equipment security
• Communications and operations management
• Controls against malicious software (malware) and back-ups
• Network security management and media handling
• Exchanges of information
• Electronic commerce services
• E-mail and internet use
• Access control
• Network access control
• Operating system access control
• Application access control and teleworking
• Systems acquisition, development and maintenance
• Cryptographic controls
• Security in development and support processes
• Monitoring and information security incident management
• Business continuity management
• Compliance
• Principles of auditing

Teaching Methods

Other

Teaching Methods (additional text)

Lectures, exercises and projects.

Form(s) of Assessment

Other

Form(s) of Assessment (additional text)

• 2 Multiple Choice Tests (weight: each 15%)
• Two group assignments (weight: each 15%)
• Final exam (Multiple choice) (weight: 40%)
• All parts must be passed!

Grading Scale

Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)

External/internal examiner

Evaluated by the lecturer

Re-sit examination

The whole subject must be repeated.

Coursework Requirements

None.

Teaching Materials

Literature:

Alan Calder & Steve Watkins. IT Governance : IT Governance: A Manager's Guide to Data Security and ISO 27001 / ISO 27002. Fourth Edition. Kogan Page. 2008.

Anderson, Ross (1999) Why cryptosystems fail, University Computer Laboratory,University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/wcf.html.