Data and Information Security
School Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Physics
Project
Information and Data Security
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain security mechanisms and security services, encryption techniques, network
intrusion detection systems (NIDS) and firewalls, network security
2. Appraise security problems and threats to data and IT systems.
3. Analyze information security risks across diverse settings including the internet and
WWW based commerce systems, clouds, funds transfer systems etc.
4. Formulate information security mechanism for a given business environment.
5. Distinguish between ethical and unethical practices in relation to information
systems.
Introduction
Data and Information security is a company’s protective measures put in place to
keep any unauthorized access out of their databases, websites, and computers.
Basically, this process offers a mechanism to protect data from corruption or loss and
to safeguard against cyber attacks.
There are many reasons why data and information security for any business is
important and these may include :
• Business May Suffer from Cyber-Attacks
• Your Company’s Assets Include Your Data
• Avoids Unnecessary Expenditures
• Hackers Can Automate the Cyber-attack Process
• Protect Your Company’s Reputation
Case Scenario
You are part of a Cybersecurity Consultancy firm, and your team has been
allocated to one of the projects mentioned below:
Project 1 – Waikato District Healthboard Cyber attack
On 25 May, an unidentified group claimed responsibility for the hack and issued an ultimatum to the Waikato DHB, having obtained sensitive data about patients, staff and finances. The Waikato DHB and New Zealand Government ruled out paying the ransom.
Project 2 – DDOS attacks on NZ’s financial institutions
A DDoS (distributed denial of service) cyber-attack was confirmed on Wednesday by the government’s cybersecurity agency, Cert NZ, when the websites and services of ANZ, Kiwibank, NZ Post, MetService and others were affected.
Project 3 – Potential threat of a cyber attack on Australia’s critical infrastructure –
One of Australia’s top national security figures has warned the threat of a cyber attack on Australia’s critical infrastructure is “immediate”, “realistic” and “credible”, and could take down the nation’s electricity network.
Your team has been tasked to work on one of the real life business scenarios
mentioned above and to prepare a full Information and Data Security Report which
would than be used by your organisation’s marketing team to sell the proposed
business solution to the affected businesses.
Discuss using the lecture/tutorial materials covered in your course, prepare a Report and a Presentation.
