• Deakin University

SIT719.1 Concepts of Security and Privacy

Analyse critical issues in security and privacy within cyberspace that are facing individuals, companies and nations.

891 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    10 hours

Find out more about the degree

By studying cyber security, you’ll have the skills needed by all companies today.

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • identify and explain the need for information security and privacy in relation to analytics
  • explain what security management means
  • explain what privacy means
  • determine critical characteristics of information security management in the cyber age
  • understand some of the unique aspects of security and privacy aspects of analytics

Who is the course for?

Deakin postgraduate students.

Who will you learn with?

I'm a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. My areas of interest are cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, IoT.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974
  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia
  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

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