Introduction to Information Security

InfoSec - Introduction to Information Security

Introduction

Information Security (Infosec) is often seen as an expensive and unnecessary burden to system implementation and operation, yet wellpublicised security breaches of some of today's systems are cited as evidence of seemingly inadequate protection.

However, an integrated engineering approach can reduce the overall cost of
system development where protection of information assets is an integral
aspect of a system's fitness for purpose.

Similarly, if development and implementation proceed without consideration
of security impact, system components may have to be re-engineered at
additional cost to achieve system integrity.

This course will provide an introduction to Information Security within the
scope of systems engineering, along with its dependence and impact on
other disciplines. An overview of the course is given below:

Detailed Course Description

A Training Objective (TO) is a precise statement of the skills and knowledge
required of a trainee at the end of a training Session.

• Session 1 - Information Security - Definition and Scope
• Session 2 - Security Architectures - What and Why
• Session 3 - Mitigation Strategies
• Session 4 - The Information Assurance Lifecycle
• Session 5 - Security and Systems Engineering (Impact with other domains)
• Session 6 - Q&A.

Objectives

The course is aimed at providing engineers and project managers in a range of
sectors (e.g. Defence, Transport, Commercial etc.) with an appreciation of the
Information Security issues relating to systems development. The course will
provide an overview of some of the main processes required for designing more
secure systems and exercises will provide participants with consolidation of the
theory presented.

At the end the course, participants will not be Infosec specialists; however, the
aim is that they will have a better understanding of how to achieve a more coherent system development approach incorporating inherent security
architectures.