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This course provides an introduction to the analysis of cybersecurity data. It will show how to use tools and methods from data science and machine learning to perform such analysis. Broader issues at the interface of security and privacy with AI will be discussed.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides an introduction to the analysis of cybersecurity data. It will show how to use tools and methods from data science and machine learning to perform such analysis. Broader issues at the interface of security and privacy with AI will be discussed.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 28 | Feedback Weeks | 31 | |
| Feedback |
1-hour Online MCQ Test |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 29 | Feedback Weeks | 32 | |
| Feedback |
2-hour Class Test (written answers) |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies. |
| Procedural | Create | Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls. |
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