The Programme

Module description - Security

COMP7301. Computer and network security

The aim of the course is to introduce different methods of protecting information and data in computer and information systems from unauthorized disclosure and modification. Topics include introduction to security; cryptographic algorithms; cryptographic infrastructure; internet security; secure applications and electronic commerce.

COMP7804. E-commerce security cases and technologies

This module provides students knowledge about modern e-commerce security, through the study of various cases. It covers fundamental concepts in security technology so as to equip the students with enough background knowledge in security, and then covers the impact of the modern e-commerce environment to the changing demand of security. After that a bundle of cases will be covered, including cases in communication security, cases in Internet security, cases in data security including personal data protection in both client-side and server-side, and application security cases. With the experience of studying these cases, the students will be asked to assess or design security solutions to some given e-commerce security problems, so as to acquire the ability to apply the learnt security technology to real-life cases.