Welcome to Security by Design
Dr. Abebe Diro, an RMIT lecturer in cyber security, is your guide throughout this course. Each week of the course he will let you know what’s coming up and remind …
Course: Security by Design
Key benefits of Security by Design
What are some of the benefits of including a human-centric Security by Design approach to the security of online products, services and platforms? In this video Dr. Abebe Diro, explains …
Human nature and cyber security
Watch this short video about human nature and cyber security. Once you have watched the video, what cyber security rating would you give Sami (from 1 being very poor to …
Introduction to week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Security by Design. Watch this video of Dr Abebe Diro that explains the different Security by Design principles and practices that you will be introduced …
A taxonomy of Security by Design principles
Benzel et al. (2005) presented a useful taxonomy of security design principles well before more sophisticated web applications, and systems were developed. Watch this video for an explanation of the …
Week 2 wrap up
Congratulations, you have now completed Week 2 of Security by Design. In this video, Dr. Abebe Diro summarises what we covered this week and previews the concepts we will learn …
Introduction to week 3
Welcome to Week 3 of Security by Design. Watch this brief video of Dr. Abebe Diro discussing the topics that will be covered this week.
IoT device implementation
It is important to proactively consider the IoT devices a user is provided with and understand how they’re used, how they can be protected, and the policies and practices of …
Introduction to week 4
Welcome to Week 4 of Security by Design. This week we will focusing on applying the principles that we have learned to some real world case examples. Watch this brief …
What we have learned
We have covered a lot of material in this course. Let’s revisit the main concepts. Watch this short video of Dr. Abebe Diro discussing the concepts, principles and practices that …
Course wrap up
Congratulations! You have now completed the fourth and final week of Security by Design. Watch this video in which your course guide, Dr. Abebe Diro, provides a brief summary of …
Week 1 wrap up
Congratulations on completing Week 1 of the Security by Design course! In this video, Dr. Abebe Diro summarises what we covered this week and previews the concepts we will learn …
Week 3 wrap up
Congratulations on completing Week 3 of Security by Design! Watch this brief video of Dr Abebe Diro summarising what you have learnt this week and what’s coming up next week.
Learning on FutureLearn
Learning in this course The Security by Design course provides learners with the opportunity to learn how to design and develop online products and services with security at the core …
Additional resources
You may find the resources mentioned in Week 1 of the course useful to learn more about the concepts you have been introduced to this week. These resources are included …