Security and Risk Management

DURATION: OCTOBER 2025 (12 WEEKS) | TUTOR: Dr Maria Alvanou


Learning Objectives

  • Identify and analyse critically security risks, threats and vulnerabilities in information systems, accounting for the current threat landscape.
  • Gather and synthesise information from multiple sources (including internet security alerts & warning sites) to aid in the systematic analysis of risks & security issues manage and audit risk & security issues.
  • Critically determine appropriate methodologies, tools and techniques to mitigate and/or solve security risks and their business impact.
  • Articulate the legal, social, ethical, and professional issues faced by information security and risk professionals.

    Unit 1: An Introduction to Security and Risk Management