Dear Students,

Welcome to Information Security(CSE423) course. Hope you are safe and healthy. I am MD. Shakhawath Hossain, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and the course teacher of this wonderful course.

We all know that this is the all time challenging situation of the world as well as Bangladesh. I am congratulating you all to participate in the world class online DIU BLC Classroom. I will try my best to provide all the necessary supports to you, so that you would be able to learn smoothly and effectively using the available online tools and also using the wonderful tools provided by our beloved institution Daffodil International University.

Course Instructor:

Course Rationale:

Information security — or InfoSec —  is the protection of information by people and organizations in order to keep information safe for themselves, their company, and their clients. Every organization needs protection against cyber attacks and security threats. Cybercrime and malware are constant threats to anyone with an Internet presence, and data breaches are time-consuming and expensive. The goal of IT security is to protect these assets, devices and services from being disrupted, stolen or exploited by unauthorized users, otherwise known as threat actors.

Learning Objectives:

To provide a solid conceptual understanding of the fundamentals of Information Security. More specifically, In this course students will:

-Learn basics of information security, in both management aspect and technical aspect. 

-Learn various types of security threats and attacks

-Learn basics of Security risks and Management process

-Learn ways to manage, detect and respond to incidents and attacks. 

-Learn the benefits of AI and ML in the field of Information Security

-Learn basics of application of cryptography which are one of the key technologies to implement security functions.                                         

-Learn the Legal and Ethical issues in information security

Course Learning Outcomes (CO's):

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO1: Interpret the components, tools and techniques of Information Security systems     

CO2: Analyze various Information security threats, risks and propose controls for it.

CO3: Explain the Ethical issues and Laws in the field of Information Security

Assessment Strategies: