This module is only available for students following the MBA (Information Systems Strategy and Governance) specialist route. You cannot take this module if you are studying any other route.

This is compulsory on MBA (Information Systems Strategy and Governance).

This module runs exclusively in trimester 1 (September). It is not available in any other trimester. By selecting this module, you acknowledge that it can only be taken during the listed trimester.

This module fee is for Overseas fee payers only.

Detailed Description

This module is only available for students following the MBA (Information Systems Strategy and Governance) specialist route. You cannot take this module if you are studying any other route. 

The aim of the module is to let you develop a deep understanding of the framework that information security operates in, and to give you an opportunity to express this in the form of professional written reports. Topics covered include:

• Overview of relevant laws and regulations: national and international, covering Data Protection, computer misuse and other legal issues.
• The relation between governance models and frameworks including: ISACA’s COBIT and ISO Standards (ISO27000 in particular)
• Role of the professions; difference between audit, forensics and security management. Professional ethics and codes of practice
• Risk management, contingency and continuity planning
• Understanding and application of the COBIT domains